[mythtv-users] Ettiquette for this list when responding to messages

[Robert Johnston]

On 9/28/07, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:24:35PM -0400, Pam Ashworth wrote:
> > and Thunderbird doesn't let you quote only selected text.
> > Pegasus, which does, gives me 5 different options for Reply To for
> > messages. It also defaults to one. And that's probably changeable.
> >
> > the only thing it doesn't do is thread properly. <hisssss>
>
> Neither does Gmail.

I believe GMail uses the subject line to do it's threading.

While it should use the in-reply-to header, there are problems with
several mailers (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Pegasus, Mutt
(IIRC)) not implementing the header (Or believing it's NNTP-Only), And
listservs (I'm looking at you LSOFT) munging message IDs (Good for
bounce and loop detection, bad for threading) that the subject tends
to be a more reliable method for threading.

It also means that when an unknowing user with a sane client replies
to a message and changes the subject (Thinking this will cause a new
thread to start), it's caught, rather than the spiralling mess of
meandering threads that often happens elsewhere.

In a perfect world, all mailers and listservs would do The Right
Thing™, and this wouldn't be a problem. But this isn't a perfect
world, and we have to make do with what we have. If you don't like it,
I'll gladly beta-test your mail client free-of-charge. :)
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston