Hi azrael,
@ 12:24:01 AM on 4/18/2001, azrael wrote:
...
Tmtdc>> Secondly, you seem to somehow be taking replies to existing
Tmtdc>> threads and starting new threads with the reply. This has the
Tmtdc>> obvious result of breaking the existing threads making it
Tmtdc>> difficult to follow who said what on which thread.
a> I appreciate your feedback Nick but what you're seeing is out of my
a> ignorance. In order to alter it I need to be shown correct format.
a> While breaking up the threads may be obvious to you and others, I'm
a> oblivious of it. How am I managing that? If subject change doesn't
a> do it, what does?
Go to View -> View Threads By and play around a little bit. You'll
eventually get what Nick is trying to say.
If you open a message, copy all of the text, create a new message,
then paste that text in there, you've effectively started a new
thread.
For example, lets say before you do that you see (in your message
list):
[-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 AM
|__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
|__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
| |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
|__ Re: Frank went to t [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feb 35 1969
And then you decide to reply to that thread by creating a new message.
This is what you'll get when your message comes in:
Re:Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:35 AM
[-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 PM
|__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
|__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
| |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
|__ Re: Frank went to t [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feb 35 1969
And if you sent your message half a day behind the last message in
that thread, your message ends up getting separated by tens of
messages, possibly:
Re:Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:35 AM
[+] Hopeless in Seattle [EMAIL PROTECTED] time
[+] Another thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] time
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[+] etc..
[-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 PM
|__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
|__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
| |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
|__ Re: Frank went to t [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feb 35 1969
a> And I accept it as such but please illustrate the *proper* manner
a> and help me correct it. Just a guess but between macros, utilities,
a> message editor choices, filters, templates, keys and character sets
a> there must be a 1,000 alternatives in how a message gets treated. I
a> need to learn a few of the basic correct ones just now.
MDP???> If you reply to a message to start a new topic, it will have one or
MDP???> more of the following effects:
MDP???> 1) Your message will be ignored by those not following that
MDP???> thread.
This *does* happen, I assure you.
...
a> Is changing the subject line altering the threading? I thought it
a> didn't cause that effect.
No, not just changing the subject alone, but it is *rarely* needed. if
you need to change the subject, you probably need to start a new
*thread* (see: huge ASCII diagram at top).
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