Hi, * Kyle Wheeler wrote:
> That's what I figured. I suppose another way of putting it is: since > it's entirely possible to receive a message that does not have a > Message-ID header (e.g. an email server that obeys RFCs 821 and 2821 > but not 5821... particularly since only 821 has received the STD > designation, this is something that should be planned for), the > question becomes: what should mutt do when asked to link one such > message to another? Even if the answer is not "alter the parent > message to give it an ID" (because that's too hard, or whatever), the > answer (at least in the short term) should probably include "display > an appropriate and intelligent error message". Mutt should most > certainly NOT "pretend" to link the messages, only to have them > unlinked again the next time the mailbox is opened. I think I'll go with the warning for now. This use-case IMHO is so rare that we simply issue a warning and can leave it up to the user to fix it. The manual has a section on thread editing, so documentation for this can be added, too. Rocco
