[Lowfer] How do I " reply " to a thread ???

[Rick Kunath]

Andy Bell wrote:
> Greetings all: I have no problem posting to the list,
> but I can't figure out how to " reply " to a post
> instead of doing a new post. Any education is
> appreciated.


In general...

Selecting the "Reply" button on your email client will create a message 
that will reference the original message thread, and appear as one of 
the messages in a threaded display.

Usually, the text of the original message that you are replying to is 
quoted and already in the reply message, ready for you to trim and snip 
to remove anything not absolutely necessary for clarity for your reply, 
or allowing you to comment inline with some of the quoted text. Do trim 
this quoted text as much as you can. And bottom post any new comments to 
maintain reading continuity.

Replying to digest-type messages from a mailing list always breaks 
threading as the digest is it's own message thread, the series of texts 
in the digest having no relation to the real message number(s) of the 
copied posts it contains. Replying to a digest always fragments message 
threads, and it is only really useful for those reading and never 
replying to list messages. If you want your message to be a part of the 
original thread, don't use the digest mode. If you get the original 
messages, you can reply and maintain thread integrity.

Rick Kunath, k9ao