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Subject: Re: "Re[6]: subject"
From: Nick Perry <nick @ aboard . co . uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 18:24:23 +0000 (GMT)
To: vicric @ panix . com (Vicki Richman)
Cc: list-managers @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <199612041254.HAA10875@panix2.panix.com> from "Vicki Richman" at Dec 4, 96 07:53:59 am

Vicki Richman wrote:
> I believe there's an 'In-reply-to: ' header that can
> maintain a thread. If you choose the "reply" option, many
> mailers insert the original message-id into that header.
> 
> Also, a client could be configured to look for a code string
> as the first word of the subject header. If the string is
> not there, the client proceeds as usual. 

> Therefore, I still prefer that the identifying string always
> be the first word of the subject. Far from confusing a mail
> client, I believe that would make sorting more efficient.

So you are able to rewrite and redistribute the estimated forty
different email clients on different platforms that users of my
mailing lists are using... fine... but not breaking the Re: syntax
is altogether easier!

Nick

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