Hello Brian;
You have a talent for description. I can see most of the
limitations you and Nick have described. I'm rather ill with a bad cold
so I'll bag my computers for a few days. I don't have a sufficient level
of alertness just now.
Some problems I see here are apparently only fixed by giving up
digest mode which I can't do. The Bat is just one of my interests.
I understand others place a great deal of importance on threading
and I respect their needs. When I feel better I'll play with the settings
and see what I can pick up.
Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 2:58:35 AM, you kindly wrote:
Tmtdc> Go to View -> View Threads By and play around a little bit. You'll
Tmtdc> eventually get what Nick is trying to say.
Tmtdc> If you open a message, copy all of the text, create a new message,
Tmtdc> then paste that text in there, you've effectively started a new
Tmtdc> thread.
Tmtdc> For example, lets say before you do that you see (in your message
Tmtdc> list):
Tmtdc> [-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 AM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
Tmtdc> | |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to t [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feb 35 1969
Tmtdc> And then you decide to reply to that thread by creating a new message.
Tmtdc> This is what you'll get when your message comes in:
Tmtdc> Re:Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:35 AM
Tmtdc> [-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 PM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
Tmtdc> | |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to t [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feb 35 1969
Tmtdc> And if you sent your message half a day behind the last message in
Tmtdc> that thread, your message ends up getting separated by tens of
Tmtdc> messages, possibly:
Tmtdc> Re:Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1:35 AM
Tmtdc> [+] Hopeless in Seattle [EMAIL PROTECTED] time
Tmtdc> [+] Another thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] time
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [+] etc..
Tmtdc> [-] Frank went to town [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12:28 PM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6:00 PM
Tmtdc> |__ Re: Frank went to someoneelse@exampl 8:00 Mars Time
Tmtdc> | |__ Re: Frank went [EMAIL PROTECTED] March 23 1985
Tmtdc> |__ 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.
Tmtdc> MDP???> If you reply to a message to start a new topic, it will have one or
Tmtdc> MDP???> more of the following effects:
Tmtdc> MDP???> 1) Your message will be ignored by those not following that
Tmtdc> MDP???> thread.
Tmtdc> This *does* happen, I assure you.
Tmtdc> ...
a>> Is changing the subject line altering the threading? I thought it
a>> didn't cause that effect.
Tmtdc> No, not just changing the subject alone, but it is *rarely* needed. if
Tmtdc> you need to change the subject, you probably need to start a new
Tmtdc> *thread* (see: huge ASCII diagram at top).
Thank you Sir,
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Best regards,
azrael mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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