i understood each and every word u wrote, infact i was wondering why people don't reply to my post(s), now i realised that i was actually 'hijacking' threads ;)
hope i won't be branded as 'hijacker' anymore :) amit --- Raj Shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amit Sharma wrote: > > > > looks like i got to switch to qmail :) > > > > any comments? > > > > Qmail is a good option, postfix is something else > you may consider for > your need. Another thing, you have just hijacked a > thread. > > To start a new topic of discussion (commonly called > a thread), compose a > new message. Hit the "Write new message" button (or > whatever button > your client uses). Type in the address of the > mailing list as the To > address. This is the only way to actually start a > new thread. > > Please start a new thread instead of taking an > already ongoing one, > changing the subject line and posting it again. The > subject line is only > loosely related to the threading. Every mail > message has a message-id. > When you "reply" or "follow up" to a message, you > client is supposed > to put a References header with the message-id of > the message you are > replying to. > > If you use an existing thread, the result is that > your question is > buried below unrelated questions when looking at the > mailing list in a > threaded way. This is known as "Hijacking threads". > It causes > information to be lost and you'll be less likely to > get an answer. In > my mail client, all messages in the same thread are > collapsed to a > single line in my subjects list until i read the > first one. If I don't > read that thread, I would never see the question on > "Sendmail" here > > I'm sorry that most people don't use a mail client > smart enough to > display the mail messages in a threaded way. If I > could, I would help > every one of you unfortunate individuals change over > to a better mail > client. I realize that's impossible. For those of > you that can't use a > mail client that displays threads properly, please > quit penalizing those > of us that do. Stop hijacking threads. > > I'm not intending this message as a flame. I'm > simply trying to educate > readers what "hijacking" the thread means and how > it's harmful. > > -- > \°°/ > (oo) > +--------------------ooO-- > -Ooo---------------------------------+ > |Raj Shekhar |My home: > | > |System Administrator > |http://geocities.com/lunatech3007 | > |Media Web India |My blog: > | > |http://www.netphotograph.com|http://lunatech.journalspace.com > | > +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > |__|__| > || || > ooO Ooo > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
