On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 21:11 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:26:29 +0100, Stroller wrote: > > > > I guess most of us choose the reply-button, cause it' easier than > > > having to look-up the email address. > > > > My email client allows me to right-click on a recipient of an > > existing message and choose "new message", creating an empty message > > that does not hijack the thread. > > Claws Mail also allows you to reply in the hijacky way, then select > "Remove references" from the Compose window's menu, turning it into a new > mail. > > Actually, the name of the Reply button is a dead giveaway, using it for > anything other than a reply is clearly abuse of its function :)
And for a third way, I've done a comparison between reply-to, and new: 1. find email from list 2. click reply button 3. delete text 4. change subject 5. write email 6. send or 1. find email from list 2. click email address in "to" field (new email to that recipient is created) 3. write subject 4. write email 5. send woohoo! one step shorter and closer to: 6. ??? 7. Profit! -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> "Life is a garment we continuously alter, but which never seems to fit." -- David McCord -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
