Robert Hanson roberth@abbacomm.net wrote:
thanks Bryan, appreciated. like i said, i am not an expert at threads etc and i am currently using a braindead mailer etc till i can consolidate and switch.
Note that some people _do_ disagree with me. Especially since GMail came out and not only sorts on subject, but correlates on subject.
I try to only append the subject as necessary for a major focus, leaving the original root subject, and following up without change. That way it best addresses all things -- especially the archives and Google searches (just like UseNet threading/searches before that).
The main problem is for mail readers that don't track Message-ID. This is extremely common today thanx to most simple webmail services. Even my prior web service didn't honor this, so I avoided subject appending.
Yahoo Mail seems to track Message-ID fully, and that's why I switched. It's free, although it's $20/year if you want extra features (like the ability to change the From: address).