> Ed, > > When you *reply* to a message, most mail clients (including yours) add a > header > like this: > > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > That stuff in between the < and > is the message-id of the replied-to > message. > > This tells the recipient's email client that your message is a reply, not > a new > message, despite your efforts to change the subject and recipients. Many > email > clients use that header to decide which thread a message belongs to. > That's > actually the point of the header. > > I'm not interested in a debate over the relative merits of different mail > clients and view modes. The point is simply this: Many people choose to > view > their mail in threaded mode. When you start a new topic by replying to an > old > topic, you disrupt that organization. > > Ultimately, etiquette is about choosing to accomodate the needs of other > people, > not about rules. You didn't know the effect you were having before, but > now you > do. What you do with that information is up to you, but I would suggest > that > starting a new message is no more work than changing the subject and > recipients > list of a reply. > > Michael
Thanks Michael. I think you've done an excellent presentation on the merits of starting a new topic with a new message. I'm definitely convinced and will be happy to do my part to help out. -Ed -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
