Hi,
I had thought that thread hijacking was when you
a)changed the subject line
b)wrote on a completely different topic.
My previous reply was definately on the topic of email etiquette.
thread hijacking.
definately not...
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Another email etiquette issue which ahs not been discussed::
people who insist on putting long lines in their email.
Look below for a classic example of this.
Derek.
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:06:30 +1300
> Christopher Sawtell wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:48, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> > > This is a joke, right?
> >
> > I fear not.
> >
> > What really gets _my_ goat is posters hijacking the threads!
> > Butting into other peoples conversations might be considered
> > acceptable behaviour in some societies, but it is not for me!
>
> People often think that if you hit "reply" and then change the subject, that
> its not thread hijacking. They are wrong, unless the delete some other
> headers. (In-Reply-To is the relevant one I believe.)
>
> > --
> > Christopher Sawtell.
> >
> > ================
> > And the other email
> > sin imho is putting lines
> > and lines of arse covering
> > bumph down here. It's totally
> > irrelevent when posting to
> > a public mail list community, and
> > I suspect legally unenforceable.
> > Anybody who sends secret stuff
> > by clear text email is a total idiot,
> > and should be sacked pronto. Now you know!!
> > =================
>
> many people do not have a choice about what is tacked on to their email.
>
>
>
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