.. I beg forgiveness, I originally posted this mistakenly to
GarUlbricht7@netscape.net ..
* GarUlbricht7@netscape.net [06-09-03 07:12]:
[much snipped...]
Jerry and Ted,
As you well know, the problem isn't _some_ people whose mail reader
can identify the thread from these headers. (those using mutt or MH)
It is also the fact that the SuSE mailing list
archieves get messes up.
http://lists.suse.com/archive/
And I don't understand all the permutations,
but I do know with the Netscape email program I use if I hit reply,
edit my text, change the "To" line and modify the Re line,
i can break the thread on the archieve dispite the "hidden" headers
--- and that is not what I wanted to do with my earlier reply
to Zach Smith entitled:
RE: [SLE] Does SuSE deviate from "standards" (long)
But you would not *break* the thread if you would delete the following
headers from your reply before posting:
References:
In-Reply-To:
These headers are used in threading. If you change your netscape mail
client to display *full* headers, you will see them and be able to
delete them, preserving the proper thread tree.
Threading is very important and desirable in a *support* list,
especially one which is archived/searchable. It provides the means to
find answers to problems immediately, without waiting for someone on
the list to repeat a previously discussed issue, and, perhaps, flame
you for not attempting the research yourself. Broken threads make that
research *very* difficult. It's like someone tearing several random
pages from a research book and placing them in different locations or
just destroying them.
Have you ever read a mystery book and found that the last 3 or 4 pages
were missing?
--
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