On 20 May 2010 17:51, John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: > I think there may be a communication problem here. By ".. that does this ..." > I thought you meant the "reply" command was generating the cross-reference > headers (In-Reply-To: and References:), not that your mail interface was > always displaying message threads, with no way to change that. > > I rather doubt this is the first program you've encountered that generates > the headers (elm, for example, generates the In-Reply-To: header, and mutt > generates both of them, as do Eudora and gmail), so I assume you're griping > about the limited control you have over the new GUI you've been stuck with.
Yes, it's the enforced threading that is unsatisfactory. I have historically looked at my mail as individual messages, listed with the oldest at the top. I suppose it shows what a flighty and butterfly-minded creature I am, that I can flit from subject to subject as I work my way down the list. But, contrary to opinion elsewhere, I find it less than useful when threads are grouped according to subject and then the contributors are listed in one line, often reduced to a first and last name with a line of dots inbetween. For me, it makes it much more difficult to find a particular post or to deal with the specific conversation I may be having within a thread with one person. I would be apologetic and say that it's down to what I am used to but that is not true. Enforced threading is undoubtedly a less efficient way of dealing with PDML unless you are treating the subjects as more important than the posters. I don't find that to be true. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
