[GNC] Why do people start new threads?

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Mon Dec 13 03:36:51 EST 2021


On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 04:06:48PM -0800, Dave Hayes wrote:
> 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? 

Yes, of course, if someone's mail client doesn't put the Message-ID:
there then there's not much one can do.  My mail client will thread
using the Subject: if required but it's far from the 'right' way to do
it.

-- 
Chris Green


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