From: Patrick Shanahan
Date: 2003/12/25 Thu AM 11:31:56 EST To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Newbe question about a Graphics program * Chris White
[12-25-03 11:18]: [snip ...] I use kmail Carlos and if something is set up wrong I am not aware of it. The oringanl message I typed as new to the list ........ Hmmmm I wonder...If I had replied to all in a message and erase everything but the email address to the list and retyped everything as new would that come across as a hijacked message ? if so then that is what I think I did to get the list address and I appologize. I now have the list address in my email addresss book and that won't happen again. This message I replied to all and erased your address and just used the list. Thanks Carlos.
Chris, if you will turn full headers on in kmail, you will see a line 'References:' that has the history of the thread. You are still responding to the original thread (not yours), as am I 8^(
You must delete that line to start a new thread when responding to an existing message. Or, start a completely new message, not reply, by typing in new addresses, not erasing or changing existing addresses.
I hate to be rude, but what difference does it make on hijacking a thread as long as it gets to the list? I am somewhat a newbie also and I see this topic come up all the time and I don't understand what all the fuss is about it? Roy
On Thursday 25 December 2003 1:09 pm, Roy D.Mercer wrote:
From: Patrick Shanahan
Date: 2003/12/25 Thu AM 11:31:56 EST To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Newbe question about a Graphics program
* Chris White
[12-25-03 11:18]: [snip ...] Chris, if you will turn full headers on in kmail, you will see a line 'References:' that has the history of the thread. You are still responding to the original thread (not yours), as am I 8^(
You must delete that line to start a new thread when responding to an existing message. Or, start a completely new message, not reply, by typing in new addresses, not erasing or changing existing addresses.
I hate to be rude, but what difference does it make on hijacking a thread as long as it gets to the list? I am somewhat a newbie also and I see this topic come up all the time and I don't understand what all the fuss is about it?
Roy
The reason for the 'fuss' is that it messes up the search function of the mail archives. Hijacking a thread places the wrong subject matter into an existing thread. George -- Linux ns1 2.6.0 #1 Mon Dec 22 11:57:38 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux 1:33pm up 3 days 1:31, 2 users, load average: 0.16, 0.08, 0.02
* Roy D.Mercer
From: Patrick Shanahan
[snip ...] Chris, if you will turn full headers on in kmail, you will see a line 'References:' that has the history of the thread. You are still responding to the original thread (not yours), as am I 8^( You must delete that line to start a new thread when responding to an existing message. Or, start a completely new message, not reply, by typing in new addresses, not erasing or changing existing addresses.
I hate to be rude, but what difference does it make on hijacking a thread as long as it gets to the list? I am somewhat a newbie also and I see this topic come up all the time and I don't understand what all the fuss is about it?
You are not being rude, but courteous by asking. If you go to the archives looking for a topic and the threading does not follow, you will have a horrible time trying to follow. And anyone utilizing a threaded mail-client (mutt, kmail, pine, etc) and displays their mail by thread cannot follow a subject in the regular mail. A thread is a string of conversation following a particular subject and is identified by the continuing subject and/or the 'References:' header. Hi-jacking is comparible to abruptly change the subject of an oral conversation (rude and inconsiderate). There have been many discussions about this in this venue and are available in the archives, location available in the trailer generated by SUSE. I am sure that others can offer similar but, perhaps different interpretations. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org
On Thursday 25 December 2003 08:09 am, Roy D.Mercer wrote:
From: Patrick Shanahan
Date: 2003/12/25 Thu AM 11:31:56 EST To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Newbe question about a Graphics program
* Chris White
[12-25-03 11:18]: [snip ...] I use kmail Carlos and if something is set up wrong I am not aware of it. The oringanl message I typed as new to the list ........ Hmmmm I wonder...If I had replied to all in a message and erase everything but the email address to the list and retyped everything as new would that come across as a hijacked message ? if so then that is what I think I did to get the list address and I appologize. I now have the list address in my email addresss book and that won't happen again. This message I replied to all and erased your address and just used the list. Thanks Carlos.
Chris, if you will turn full headers on in kmail, you will see a line 'References:' that has the history of the thread. You are still responding to the original thread (not yours), as am I 8^(
I did turn on full headers but I didn't see a 'References:' line. Can you show me what it looks like in your header file? Thanks, Jerome
You must delete that line to start a new thread when responding to an existing message. Or, start a completely new message, not reply, by typing in new addresses, not erasing or changing existing addresses.
I hate to be rude, but what difference does it make on hijacking a thread as long as it gets to the list? I am somewhat a newbie also and I see this topic come up all the time and I don't understand what all the fuss is about it?
Roy
* Jerome Lyles
I did turn on full headers but I didn't see a 'References:' line. Can you show me what it looks like in your header file?
from your post:
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From: Jerome Lyles
On Thu 25 December 2003 19:09, Roy D.Mercer wrote:
I hate to be rude, but what difference does it make on hijacking a thread as long as it gets to the list? I am somewhat a newbie also and I see this topic come up all the time and I don't understand what all the fuss is about it?
As well as the other answers you have received, there is also the fact that if a thread doesn't interest me, then I skip it. So if there is thread (Radeon ATI for example) in which I have no interest I won't read it, if you then ask a question on that thread that I could help you with, I won't ever get to see it and I won't ever get to help you. So, its also in your own interests. -- GPG fingerprint = 3D45 5509 D380 26A4 523E A9D8 A66A 5F38 CA43 BB0E
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