Re: New Topic (OT: thread/reply issues)

[Rob Kendrick <lua-l@...>]

Brian Weed wrote:
> The email message format knows if it is a reply or not?  Very interesting.

Indeed.  This is what makes http://www.nun.org.uk/threading.png possible.

> I assumed that the only indication that it is a reply is when "RE:" is
> prepended to the subject line by the client.

Nope.

> My client also does not regard my "New Topic" email as part of the same
> thread as the original from which I replied, since it must follow threads by
> the subject.

Lesser clients do this, because it's a lot easier.  However, it destroys 
threading information if the subject line is changed, which isn't what you 
might want.  (For example, I have changed the subject of this posting so it 
actually reflects what's being discussed.)

(I use Thunderbird, btw.)

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