Thanks Raj, I really don't know about thread,thanks once again, I'll compose a new mail, bye Regards Pradeep --- Raj Shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello! > > I would like to know why did you hijack the '[ilugd] > [Non-Commercial] > Can we have a commercial list' thread ? I have > started a new thread for > your query. Please use it for further discussion. > > A longer explanation on why hijacking is bad is > below. > > 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 "followup" 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. > > 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 mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
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