Don Daugherty wrote: > First of all, is this message the beginning of a properly started "New > Thread?" It was generated in Thunderbird by clicking Write and > addressing it to [email protected] > > I ask this question because, while I have apparently never hi-jacked a > thread, and I know this has been discussed before on this list, I > still don't "get-it." > > How does the message obtained by using Reply and starting a fresh > Subject differ from one obtained by using > Reply and changing the Subject? The Reply-To header in most if not > all messages on the list contains [email protected], the same > address I used for the present message. > > I, and I suspect many joining this list, don't understand how changing > the subject is not "Starting a New Thread." On one list I have been > on for years, this is a recommended way of avoiding being guilty of > the offense. > > Does a Reply message have hidden baggage that distinguishes it?
Whey you reply to a message, the message header (usually hidden) contains an "In-reply-to:" field, which specifies the message it's in response to. An original message doesn't have that field. When someone sorts messages according to thread, all replies, including those with changed subjects, will be in that thread. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
