Re threading, I think your suggestion is really good because it is both
useful and simple.
However I guess there will be a non-trivial amount of work to get the
threading result/functionality from archival program into Selma.
Nevertheless, the user archive would be a lot more useful.
Brett.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:44 PM
Subject: [REBOL] pinging SELMA Re:(6)
>
> >
> >At 11:49 PM 9/18/00 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >In Outlook Express, I can achieve threading by simply clicking at the top
of
>
> yes, so can eudora sort by subject (which I am currently using).
> The netscape browser also goes a long way to thread messages too.
>
> I am suggesting something which goes beyond just sorting by subject.
>
> You and I have the advantage that we never or rarely purge our email.
> If we did, we would find it difficult to go back on a thread by simply
> sorting by subject right after a [big] purge.
>
>
> A whole lot of people (those with hotmail accounts come to mind)
> aren't permitted the luxury of an infinite inbox.
> Daily pruning gets to be a chore. However, if we made it less
> of a requirement to have to keep a large history
> then we will invite more participation by people with smaller inboxes.
> [or those who have smaller inboxes because Rebol is not their only
interest
> and they must share space]
>
> Suppose you were new to this list entirely, or perhaps,
> due to some other aberrant proggie, you lost or corrupted
> all your inboxes. Then what?
>
> How would a newbie be able (easily) to know where
> in the archives a thread started?
> do they even know of [the existence of ] the archives?
>
>
> Most subscribers lurk. lurking is polite and safe.
> lets make it so you don't have to come forward and
> ask "where is the start of the thread for the XYZ discussion?"
>
> an http reference like the one(s) at the bottom of
> this message gently announces that there is an
> archive and also how to get to it.
>
> lets make it so recovering a thread is quick
> so folks don't have to keep an infinite mailbox history.
>
>
> PriorMsg: http://rebol.org/userlist/archive/373/550.html
> ThreadHead: http://rebol.org/userlist/archive/370/103.html
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