Ditto Tim
kowal...@iglou.com wrote: > On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:02:49 -0500, kowal...@iglou.com wrote: > > >>> I am using Thunderbird on WinXP and have messages sorted by thread. The >>> messages from the new list address sort perfectly, under the correct OP >>> and in the correct order. >>> >> I did not say that they wouldn't appear to sort correctly in any >> particular email client, especially with so few messages having been >> posted thru the new server/list to date. I said that they will probably >> default to sorting by Subject (and Date) since the msg that In-Reply-To >> (and/or References) refers to doesn't exist on your machine. >> > > Just to follow-up on email clients defaulting to threading by the > Subject and Date headers... > > The Date header is the date from the poster's machine. So if the poster > has his clock set incorrectly, the posts may be threaded in reverse > order. I just encountered this with posts by Phil and Michael in thread > "Failure to backup". > > This would not happen if the Legacy listserv were setting the > Message-ID's and In-Reply-To's properly. > > *** > > Heads-up to Phil: Your post came thru with... > > >> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:01:01 -0800 >> > > ... which I think is 1:01 PM EST. It is only 11:11 AM EST as I type. > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
