On 10/4/2010 6:30 PM, Jack Downes wrote:
? I didn't hijack a thread... this is a mailing list. All I did was hit reply list to a random email, cleaned out the messages & subject and started a new thread. How is that wrong..?
That is exactly hijacking a thread. Because you clicked "reply list", your email program returns an identifier in a message header that connects your email with all others stemming from the original email with the original subject. The fact that you changed the subject is irrelevant. To start a new topic, do *not* click "reply list", but instead just start a new email; for example, if you are using Thunderbird, you would click the Write icon in the top icon bar instead of the "reply list" button in the message bar.
We all understand the convenience of clicking "reply list", as it automatically fills in the proper destination email address. But now you understand the undesirable side effect.
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