[Elecraft] [META] Nabble threads?

[Rick Kunath]

David Woolley wrote:

> Outlook is possibly a particular problem, as it can thread Usenet but 
> not email.

Outlook can thread email messages. It isn't set to do that by default 
though. And most people don't have it set that way.

It's a lousy excuse of an email client, as is Outlook Express, but 
people still use it a lot, mainly from not knowing how much easier a 
decent client makes dealing with email, and large volumes of email too.

Multiple threads on different subjects, all linked to other threads 
occur when someone does as was mentioned up the thread, they hijack an 
existing thread by replying and changing the subject. Never do this. 
Copy and paste the list address into a new message, or add the list 
email address to your address book. Either way start a new message and 
you'll have a new thread.

Another way message threading gets messed up is folks using the digest 
method of getting the list. Basically, if you are on digest and you 
reply, you are breaking the thread as your digest message is it's own 
thread. So for digest list readers, just don't reply, unless you want to 
break the existing message thread, which you (in digest mode) are not a 
part of. Go to Nabble and properly reply to keep the existing thread 
intact, or set your list preferences to get individual emails. Then a 
reply is to the actual thread.

Once you see how an email client that can properly manage list and other 
messages, thread them properly, separate and archive them into separate 
folders, and generally make your email life easier, you'll wonder how 
you ever did without it for so long. I get thousands of email messages 
each day on several accounts, and without a decent email client, I could 
never manage them all.

Rick Kunath, k9ao