Re: New Topic

[Eric Scouten <scouten@...>]

[Yes, I know we're getting seriously off topic here, but I see this 
issue come up on many different e-mail forums. I think it's worth taking 
a moment to address it. -Eric]

Brian Weed wrote:

> The email message format knows if it is a reply or not?  Very interesting.
>  
Yes. Look at your original "New Topic" e-mail and do whatever it takes 
in your client to show all of the e-mail headers. (Most clients hide 
most of the headers to preserve your sanity; otherwise, you wouldn't see 
any of the text of the message without scrolling.) Unbeknownst to you, 
your client included the header line "In-reply-to: 
<40E16677.3080409@kaydash.za.net>", which identified your message as a 
response to Jose's message on configuration files.


> I assumed that the only indication that it is a reply is when "RE:" is
> prepended to the subject line by the client.
>
> 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.
>
> What clients are you guys using?
>  
I don't know what client others are using. I am using Mozilla 
Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/). I've 
attached a small screenshot of what it does with the threading 
information we've been discussing. It's quite nice (usually).

-Eric