On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 12:17:51PM -0500, Bill Woodger wrote: > I use google groups to view the list, and > https://listserv.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=IBM-MAIN to post to the > list. I have email delivery turned off, and do not reply to (the > non-existent) emails from gmail. > > The google groups presents everything nicely by topic, whether I > include Re: at the start of the subject or not. So I was unaware of > the fracturing of topics occurring elsewhere. > > As far as I know, I can only "add new", not "reply to", when using > the archive to post to the list.
I see. So you prefer to use the group via the web. I have not had the time to ask for password to archive interface, but I can see the "log in to send reply" button on every email from this thread as displayed in G-groups. I wonder if it could do the job? > Given that I don't want or need a whole bunch of emails - if anyone > can suggest a "better" way to reply without messing other people > about, I am very open to suggestions. Myself, I have no idea, considering your preferences. I do not use web based solutions (a.k.a. apps) very often. Wrt to "messing" - I hope I did not sound rude. My message was not meant to offend anybody. And, your case represents certain wider trend. I have looked up and there are quite a few "offenders". Some appear to use listserv's web face on certain days (and have no "In-Reply-To" in their messages) and on other days they send from "Apple some-some 1.0" (and seem to have the right field in header). Some send their emails via Extortosoft Outlook/Exchange and have no such field (not sure, coincidence? causation?). Finally, I have found some emails on another group which had the field but with bad value, i.e. pointing to the email I have never received, even if the contents pointed to the actual email I had in my mailbox - so the mailing list software mangled headers (replaced right message id with wrong one, how nice) and broke threading, for whatever reason. And it took me only few minutes, who knows what is there waiting for me to have another look. Thus, I think you do not have to do anything particular, because things are messed up in so many places, the big picture will look the same. Now, stop worrying and I... will love scripting, perhaps ;-). -- Regards, Tomasz Rola -- ** A C programmer asked whether computer had Buddha's nature. ** ** As the answer, master did "rm -rif" on the programmer's home ** ** directory. And then the C programmer became enlightened... ** ** ** ** Tomasz Rola mailto:tomasz_r...@bigfoot.com ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
