[REBOL] Re: Newbie Mailing List Questions
From: joel:neely:fedex at: 18-Dec-2003 5:48
Hi, Stan,
Welcome to the list!
Stan Silver wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> 1. Are mail list threads determined only by the subject? In other words,
> can I add my two cents to an existing topic just by typing in the correct
> subject? Or do I have to reply to an existing email? Does Re: matter in
> the subject?
>
Take a look at the mail headers in your email client (e.g. in Netscape
or Mozilla there's an option in the "View" menu to do this). If you
reply to a previous email, the mail client should include the email
ID of the onw you're replying to in the "References" header. I think
that some email clients use this to construct the threading; If you
don't reply, but simply type the same string into the "Subject" then
it may not be picked up as belonging to the same thread.
-jn-
