On 21 September 2010 03:21, Richard Carde <rich...@carde.id.au> wrote:
> A simple request which, perhaps, can be filed under 'etiquette' in the > (unwritten) list charter? > > Some mail clients, in particular the iPhone, thread mail based on > headers/metadata contained within messages. This is either the In-Reply-To: > or References: headers. > > Often it's tempting to start a new thread by replying to a message and > changing the Subject. This doesn't fool the aforementioned mail client and > new threads get grouped with old. That's frustrating! > > I would prefer not to go into a debate about what a mail client should and > should not do. I merely make the simple suggestion that a new thread is > started by starting a new message. If this is too hard, I shall suffer the > pain. > > It's not unreasonable, but for a mobile device, snipping excess signatures etc wouldn't be unreasonable, either. Gmail usually manages to do a smart collapse down to "- show quoted text -" but others don't. (how many reasons do we need to not use iphones? :) > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Richard Carde > > Sent from my phone. Please excuse spelling mistakes & brevity. -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
