Re: OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-21 Thread mike wilson
On 20 May 2010 20:19, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: 1.   Click Reply. 2.   Copy the contents. 3.   Discard the message. You'll be returned to the thread. 4.   Hover the pointer over Pentax-Discuss at the top of any PDML message and a box will pop up. 5.   Click on Email and

OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-20 Thread Anthony Farr
1. Click Reply. 2. Copy the contents. 3. Discard the message. You'll be returned to the thread. 4. Hover the pointer over Pentax-Discuss at the top of any PDML message and a box will pop up. 5. Click on Email and you'll get a brand new message to compose, already addressed to

Re: OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-20 Thread eckinator
Wouldn't it be enough to just click first reply and then edit subject? Cheers Ecke 2010/5/20 Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com: 1.   Click Reply. 2.   Copy the contents. 3.   Discard the message. You'll be returned to the thread. 4.   Hover the pointer over Pentax-Discuss at the top of any

Re: OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-20 Thread Anthony Farr
On 21 May 2010 05:23, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Wouldn't it be enough to just click first reply and then edit subject? I don't believe so. Gmail will add headers to any reply within a thread, that will lock it into the thread even if you edit the subject field. The way I describe

Re: OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-20 Thread steve harley
On 2010-05-20 13:23 , eckinator wrote: Wouldn't it be enough to just click first reply and then edit subject? how gmail handles the threads is byzantine; i've tested it several times, and in today's test if i change the subject in a reply in another client, gmail will treat it as a new

Re: OT - Turn reply into a new thread using Gmail

2010-05-20 Thread John Francis
No. Threading based on subject line is a misfeature that is found in several broken email programs. The right way to do it is to use the headers specifically designed for threading (In-Reply-To: and References:). Threading based on subject means that if I choose the same subject line for my