On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 10:15:02AM -0500, Mark Cassino wrote: > Thanks - I thought I started a new thread for that. > > Does this mean that if I hit "reply to" to a random message and change the > subject line, it still sits in the old thread?
That somewhat depends on the software being used to read the message. Technically: Yes, the message is still in the old thread. Good software will recognise that, by examining the header fields (references) specifically put there for threading. Lazily-written software, which attempts to do threading based on the Subject: header, will be fooled. If you can edit headers, you can still use the lazy approach of using "Reply" to start a new thread, as long as you remember to delete the References: header. Personally I find it easier to simply define a mail alias for the discussion list (I use pdml).
