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Re: edit the subject line of a thread [EDITED]?



On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 12:52:26AM -0400, P Kapat wrote:
> On 4/28/07, P Kapat <kap4lin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >I googled around a little bit, and did some simple mailing-replying
> >actions.. It seems like gmail uses "subject" for threading the
> >conversations. Kmail uses something else (i guess, In-Reply-To). Not
> >just that, when you change the subject line when replying to a
> >thread/conversation using gmail, it "removes" the In-Reply-To header;
> >as a consequence any MUA ( i think) will get that messsage wrongly
> >threaded. So, to me it seems like a problem with gmail's mailing
> >system rather than MUA at the reading end... To prove the point
> >(hopefully!), my next mail on this thread (using gmail) will have a
> >modified subject line, check if the In-Reply-To header is removed, or
> >whether it is threaded in a proper way with whichever MUA you use at
> >your end..
> 
> OK, heres I am "replying" to my own mail from gmail, after editing the
> subject line...
> 
> 

indeed the threading is broken here in mutt. And you're right, the
In-Reply-To header is gone. looks like gmail is broken there. 

A

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