Re: [Fsf-friends] [serious]How to write the subject line in emails while posting messages
Hi Arky and Suraj,
http://www.atra-tr.org/netetiquette.htm was helpful. I deliberately cross-posted the request to ILUGC also, to measure response rate! Suraj pointed to http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#bespecific But both links are generally useful but do not point specifically to answers on the subject raised.
Now, please let me know if there is a serious page on this heavy subject [pun unintended]. How does mailman do the threading? [just the plain logic without code] How to fork the threading? Suppose I start a thread like "Is an International Free Software Treaty Possible?", is it possible to return to the thread even the next month? Can I view all posting on a single thread alone? Please do not think I know and I am asking :-) I am just trying to reach the root of the subject matter!
Cheers! K. Ramanraj.
Ramanraj K wrote on Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 07:34:10PM +0530: ,---- | http://www.atra-tr.org/netetiquette.htm was helpful. I deliberately | cross-posted the request to ILUGC also, to measure response rate! | Suraj pointed to | http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#bespecific But both | links are generally useful but do not point specifically to answers on | the subject raised. `----
I *did* notice your cross-posting. Based on the Context, I ignored your cross-post ;) Assuming that the 'smark questions' would help you learn more about it. :)
I posted ESR's smart question thinking that you would learn a lot more things (since your subject sounded too newbieish :) )
cheers,
-Suraj
Ramanraj K said on Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 07:34:10PM +0530,:
Can I view all posting on a single thread alone? Please do not think I know and I am asking :-) I am just
To some extent, this depends on the client you use.
Email software generate a unique identifier for every message generated; and when somebody replies, addas an `In-Reply-To:' header. A good mail client uses this `In-Reply-To:' rather than subject line to group messages by thread.
Some mail clients (most non-gui based) allow editing of headers; so if you fiddle around with the subject and In-Reply-to: header, it will be possible to split the thread.
For example, those who use a good mail client will show this message threaded as a reply to Ramanraj's message; but see that I have changed the subject, and removed the `RE:' words in the subject line.
If you see this message separate, and starting a fresh thread (of course, a `thread' is formed if somebody else replies to me using a standards compliang client), your mail client is broken, or if you use Mutt, it is badly configured.
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