[nycbug-talk] netiquitte

Marc Spitzer mspitze1
Mon Sep 27 23:48:02 EDT 2004


On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 07:51:34 -0400
Dan Langille <dan at langille.org> wrote:

> On 27 Sep 2004 at 7:49, Isaac Levy wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Sorry to bring this up, I don't mean to whine, but could folks
> > please not RE. to a message, and start a new thread with it?
> > 
> > My email client, (and webmail) organize threads using http header
> > tags, as well as Subject headings.
> > 
> > With that, it's making a heck of a mess to get the start of a new 
> > thread, grouped with an old (and perhaps dead) thread.
> 
> Ike is not alone here.  If you deviate to a new subject, start a new 
> thread.  Thanks.  i.e. compose, not reply.

One other thing, please do not to: or cc: the author because mailman
will
not send 2 copies to a given address.  This means that if you use the 
mailman inserted headers to filter your mail, like I do, it does not
work.

marc




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