[GNC] Why do people start new threads?

[Dave Hayes]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:52:49 +0000
Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 01:16:12PM -0800, Dave Hayes wrote:
> > On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:24:15 +0000
> > "Dr. David Kirkby" <drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote:  
> > > Can't people reply to an existing thread, without creating another one?  
> > 
> > There are specific headers (e.g. References, In-Reply-To) that have to be
> > present for most mail clients to thread properly. The exclusion of those 
> > headers is often a mail client issue and often happens without the
> > awareness of the responder. Thus, it may not be their intention to do this.
> > :)  
> 
> The Message-ID: is what should be used, that's the fundamental reason
> for having a Message-ID:.  Using anything else is second best.

That is always used and mostly present. However, there's nothing to compare
it to unless you at least have an "In-Reply-To" header. Otherwise, how do you
know a message has been replied to? 
-- 
Dave Hayes - Consultant - LA CA, USA - dave at dream-tech.com
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