Re: edit the subject line of a thread?
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On 04/26/07 14:21, P Kapat wrote:
> OK, this is just a small nitpicking, to which even I am guilty of in
> the past, but I wanted to know the right mailing etiquettes. The
> agenda is:
>
> When replying to a mail/thread it is best not to modify the Subject
> line, like adding "(solved)" or something similar. Because that breaks
> the thread, which possibly is unintended and unwanted. In such cases,
> it is better to add "SOLVED" (or sometihng to that extent) in the
> begining of the mail body.
>
> Now I have seen this thread breaking in Gmail and Kmail, I am not sure
> of other frontends, like those who read the list from a news reader
> Knode (using gmane's servers).
> I am sure people might agree/disagree but I think it is worthwhile to
> argue. Let your opinions flow....
>
Not picking louse eggs, but a very good question!
Changing the subject line will *not* break threading on a proper
MUA. It's how and why people know that you've hijacked a thread,
and then (politely or not) ask you never to do it again.
If, OTOH, you use a bad MUA or webmail that *does* use Subject to
break threading, then I would suggest you put [SOLVED] at the end of
the line, so that it collates properly with similar lines.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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