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st: Altering the Subject Line


From   Daniel Lawson <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: Altering the Subject Line
Date   Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:58:58 -0500

On Dec 7, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Eric G. Wruck wrote:

Somehow, some people can respond to a message without generating a "Re: " to the original subject. Others take it upon themselves to alter the original subject to something else, generally more informative. In either event, it makes it harder for the subscriber to identify the original posting & subsequent responses. Comments please.

Some mail clients seem to use the "In-Reply-To:" or "References:" header and others do not. Some mail clients that thread messages (very helpful on a list like this!) use these header when available, but guess from the subject line when they are not.

Personally, I would prefer an accurate subject line to an inaccurate one, and rely on the "In-Reply-To:" header to track the thread rather than count on an incorrect but consistent subject line to track threads.

FWIW, some people start new threads by replying to an old Statalist message and then deleting all the content. If, however, they have a properly functioning mail client that adds the "In-Reply-To:" header, their message (with an appropriately changed subject line) still gets threaded with the old thread to which they replied.

Peace,
Daniel Lawson

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