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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:17:44 +0100 Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:32:05AM +0100, Julian Hall wrote: > > Simon Waters wrote: > > > The problem is mostly folks who don't filter their email into > > > folders, and don't thread those folders, so that they feel the > > > need to attend to every message in every topic in every mailing > > > list. > > I filter into folders and thread mailing list folders, such as this > > one. What drives me headless is topics changed mid-thread without > > creating a new one. This means I have to check every thread just > > in case one I ma not interested in has morphed into one I am. > > The alternatives are either not changing the Subject and thus having a > discussion completely unrelated to the Subject line, or starting a new > thread when in fact the discussion follows on seamlessly from a > previous email; both of these are worse, IMO. > > What does bug me is starting a new thread by replying to an old one, > as this then appears deep in some thread rather than on the top level > as it should. Luckily, Mutt can split and join threads quite easily. It can? I like that, I like that a lot! I wish Sylpheed had that option. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html