Today at 6:05pm, Grant Robinson said:

>> ideas?
>
>I have an idea.  Next time you post to the UUG, don't hit the Reply
>button and then change the subject line.  Create a new message.  In
>case you forgot where to send it, the email address is:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Sorry, but MRB is a repeat offender (he's done this twice today, and
>three times in the last two days, and countless times before that) and
>repeat offenders need harsh punishment.  :)

For those of you just tuning in to our show tonight, threaded mail readers
follow the "In-Reply-To:" headers in the email messages, or for lame
mailers that don't send them, they'll usually follow subject lines too.

So when you "Reply" instead of starting a new message, you effectively
hijack the middle of the thread and make it all about a different topic.
Which means with some readers, you get two (or more) separate threads
about the original thread/topic, and with other readers, you get one big
thread with 2 or more different topics interspersed throughout it.

And while we're at it, we should really change the Reply-To settings on
the mail list so it doesn't force it back onto the list... ;)

Mac

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