On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 06:33:39AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > you need a header message-ID for mailing list replies? Pardon, but > IMO this is strange. Why is it strange? That is the header that allows threading to work properly. If anything, Message-ID: is more important on-list than off-list. Without it you can't build References: or In-Reply-To: headers, leaving only Subject: to thread by, and as we all know, that's a terrible way to try maintaining the structure of a thread. If I change Subject: the thread gets broken, if I use the same Subject: as someone else, the threads most probably get merged. In fact, with *only* Message-ID:, In-Reply-To:, References: and *no* other headers, threading would still work. > I guess I've solved the reply issue. When I group reply without > marking the text that should be quoted, so without making quotation > comfortable ;), everything seems to be formatted correctly, but sorry, > re-editing the header would be too much effort. Sorry, but I guess you haven't solved the reply issue. Fair enough, the formatting is better, but bad formatting is a minor niggle compared to having to search through potentially hundreds of mails trying to follow a discussion. > While it would be easier to fix the 'bug' of the mailing list digest. > But ok, users should fit their workflow to a 'bug'. It isn't only digests that have to be reformatted when replying. Any mail might need tweaked when you reply, maybe there are a few levels of quotes, or the original had too long a line length set. There are many reasons why a mail might need reformatted, and any halfway decent MUA will allow you to rewrap sections of text with just a few key presses or mouse clicks. A good one should be able to do it pretty much automatically. > I take this issue seriously and try my best to fix the issue, but > sorry everybody, I won't waste time by reading more replies regarding > to posting. I STOP READING AND REPLYING TO THIS THREAD [...] I appreciate that you're trying to fix the issue, but I think you're approaching it from the wrong angle. Although since you've stopped reading, I might as well stop typing. > I'll write again to the mailing list in reply to a request, if I can > help somebody. Or I'll write if I need help myself. Hopefully this is > ok :). It's good that you aren't giving up on the list, but I hope that the person with the request is able to find your reply among all the other messages on the list :) Cheers, Tom -- Q: How do you shoot a blue elephant? A: With a blue-elephant gun. Q: How do you shoot a pink elephant? A: Twist its trunk until it turns blue, then shoot it with a blue-elephant gun.
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