On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 6:48 AM, M. Fiorettimfioretti@nexaima.net wrote:
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 07:42:28 AM -0400, David McGuffey wrote:
So...what is the appropriate way to respond when one is receiving the digest version?
It probably is to automatically split the digest into the original, separate message as soon as it arrives, using procmail or formail. Search for "procmail split digests" and you'll find several explanations.
This said, I really have to ask: do whatever you like as long as you don't break threads but... why on Earth do you use digests? Are you with an ISP which limits how many messages you can receive per day? That's the only valid reasons I've ever read for digests in ~15 years of email usage...
I received the Digest version, when we had dial up access to the Internet. Probably I was advised, like others, that I was breaking the threading, when I replied to messages, although I tried to cut and paste and keep it as correct as possible. I got this gmail account for the mailing list and haven't looked back. So far, never a complaint I've broken the thread. :-)