Hello Stuart, On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:13:54 -0600 GMT (01/04/2006, 23:13 +0700 GMT), Stuart Cuddy wrote:
TF>> The practical reason is that it allows me to create a Virtual Folder TF>> in TB that shows the threads I am involved in (as long as everybody TF>> uses an email client that threads properly, for example TB!). SC> This is what I am interested in doing, except that I want to use it to SC> color message threads that I am involved in. Same difference. The point is that you can easily identify threads you are involved in and apply any filter action you fancy. ;-) SC> Currently my mid is pretty much the same for every person using SC> MTS for there service provider in the province of Manitoba, SC> Canada. Which may not be many on this list, but hey. SC> So the domain you are using is not real and just made up by you? No, I actually own this FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). I got it for free under the condition that I only use it for message IDs, not as domain for my email address or any URLs. Nobody else can ever use it (legally), it's registered to me somewhere. (That's what the friendly man who gave it to me said. Or at least what I understood.) I use it on my usenet account, because people get really mad when you post with a mid that has a domain like gmx.net or hotmail.com which you cannot possibly own, especially in the German-speaking corner of the usenet. That was the initial reason for me to get my own FQDN. Now, I think it would be nice to use it on the TB lists for the threading identification, as above. But it's ugly that I have to set the Reply-To address in the Account Properties first and then override that setting again somewhere else. SC> And if someone wants to reply directly via PM this does not affect SC> the message? On this list, the Reply-To is overwritten by the list server anyway. When you just reply to a message, the reply will be sent to the list. If you want to reply to me by PM, you will have to C&P my address manually anyway, or right-click on my address is the message viewer and choose "Write to this address", so the reply-to header is irrelevant. So you write to me by PM, and I reply. Danger of setting the wrong email address in the Reply-to header (by Account Properties). I have the reply-to header shown in the editor window, so I need to visually check, and I currently do that (if it gets too troublesome, I will go back to the old solution). You are not in my addressbook, so the Account-level Reply Template kicks in and deletes my reply-to address. Everything is fine. If you were in my AB, you should check to TO address when you reply to my message. I have not updated the AB templates and rely purely on my ability to remember to check the reply-to header before hitting "Put in Outbox". Don't count on that ability for too long after the novelty-aspect has worn out. -- Cheers, Thomas. Ein Computerfreak wird die Zeit, die der Computer automatisch arbeitet, dazu benutzen, ihm dabei unbewegt zuzusehen, um zu beobachten, ob er richtig laeuft. http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 3.71.03 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.71.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
