Ward, It would seem that we are talking about different versions of OE. Bob has been in touch with me about the same thing, sending some screen shots, and my version is nothing like his. With mine I can sort Mail by *Subject* but not by *Conversation*.
I've had it a very long time! Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New topic -- using Outlook Express or Windows Mail > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:00:37 -0400 > > Ron, > > I think it is threading, for 2 reasons. First, if you expand the tree it is > displayed hierarchically. Second, I see examples of hijacked threads all the > time. For example, yesterday David Baker apparently replied to your post, > according to what I see in the threading hierarchy, even though his subject > was "Mapping - helper application" and the original thread's subject (and > yours) was "English counties with VE". (To simply sort by subject, one only > needs to click on the column header in the list of e-mails.) > > Sorry this is straying off topic, but I wanted to help LUG members who use > Windows Mail and are feeling swamped by the high list volume. Filtering LUG > mail into a folder and then browsing by thread are key techniques. However, > new topics in hijacked threads can certainly be deleted accidentally if the > parent thread remains unexpanded. > > Ward > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ronald ferguson" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:08 PM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] New topic -- using Outlook Express or Windows Mail > > > > Ward, > > With respect, and strictly speaking, that is not threading but sorting by > subject. Threading does not look at the subject but at a "thread identifier" > (for lack of a better term), thus two threads with the same subject in the > header would be shown as separate threads. > > > Ron Ferguson > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office > http://www.fergys.co.uk > View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New topic -- using Outlook Express or Windows Mail >> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:27:50 -0400 >> >> I could never scan hundreds of LUG e-mails at one sitting without >> threading. >> I don't know why Dave suggests that OE is insufficient. I used OE with >> WinXP >> and now use the similar Windows Mail with WinVista. In both cases, simply >> toggle on or off the threading option at View --> Current View --> Group >> Messages by Conversation. >> >> Remember to turn the option back off when viewing your normal inbox >> folder, >> though. Otherwise, you might overlook a new e-mail reply because you are >> expecting the mail to be sorted by date. >> >> Ward >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert57P via Gmail" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 10:20 AM >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New topic >> >> >>> What e-mail programs allow for threads, even if the board does not? Are >>> any >>> of them free or cheap? Many people on this list have asked about this >>> option (at least in part) for this LUG - if a reader on the PC will do >>> that trick, it could help a lot of us. >>> >>> Bob >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Mary Fowler Leek >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:14 AM >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] New topic >>> >>> >>> Dave, >>> >>> THANK you for this very informative post. I've been doing (hi-jacking) >>> forever and never knew it was a bad thing to do. I use Outlook Express so >>> was totally unaware of the effect of my action. >>> >>> Will cease and desist immediately, unless I intend to reply to the thread >>> (like now). :-) >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> From: Dave Naylor >>> >>> >>> On 30 Jun 2008 Robert57P via Gmail wrote: >>> >>>> Why is the below "bad"? Actually, I try to remember to: hit reply >>>> change subject delete unrelated info in body of the msg >>>> >>>>> If you want to start a new topic you should *not* just hit Reply and >>>>> change the subject line but should start a new thread with a new >>>>> e-mail. >>> >>> It's "bad" because your message is still linked to the original >>> thread by its header information. Thread-linking mail readers will >>> show your (new subject) message as a continuation of the thread that >>> you replied to. This is called hi-jacking a thread. >>> >>> To start a new thread/subject you must create a new message addressed >>> to the list and not "reply" to any list messages. >>> >>> Your message's headers show that you are using M$ Outlook Express >>> 6.0. If you were using a good mail reader that the had extended >>> features the problem would be apparent. >>> >>> Cheers, -- Dave N. >>> -- >>> David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. >> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ The next generation of Windows Live is here http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
