Yes, sorry I meant the archive. I'll have a look at those headers. Chris
> -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > steve harley > Sent: 14 September 2009 20:13 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Digest strangeness > > On 2009-09-14 12:27 , Chris Mitchell wrote: > > I occasionally look at the digest when away from home email and have > noticed > > that posts often seem to be out of context with their threads. > > > > My recent PDML London posting appeared, seemingly randomly, in the > middle of > > something over a week old as though it was a reply to another topic. > > > > Not a big deal, but I'd be interested if anyone could explain how the > digest > > is supposed to work. > > do you mean the digest mailings or the list archives? > > if the former, i don't know except i avoid digest mailings since they > are usually strictly chronological (last i looked was probably 10 years > ago, though); there are tools to "burst" digests into individual > messages once they reach your mailbox, which might help rethread them > (depending on whether the threading headers are preserved in the > digest) > > > if the latter, e.g.: > > <http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2009-September/thread.html> > > you'll see broken threads because some people's mail clients don't > correctly handle the normally-invisible headers (In-Reply-To, etc.) > that > keep threads together; if you use a threaded view in your own mail > client, the threads may seem more cohesive because some mail clients > use > matching titles as well as the threading headers > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
