OT: breaking threads

[Ugo Bellavance]

Richard Brown wrote:

> Ugo Bellavance wrote:
>
>
>>        Someone let me know that I am breaking the threads when I reply to
>>        posts.  Anyone else noticed that?  Anyone could tell me what I do
>>        wrong?  I am using Outlook 2000 & XP and I simply click on "reply"
>>        to reply.  If I get the bad reply-to address, I click "reply-all",
>>        then remove the adress of the sender so it goes only to the list.
>>
>>I know I could try another mail client, but I'd rather not.  I use
>>Thunderbird for personal use, but we use outlook a t work.
>
>
> You're definately breaking threads for me, using Thunderbird, and using
> KNode through gmane.
>
> I think it's because you're using Exchange, which is munging your headers.
>
> You have this header, but you're using Outlook:
>
> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0
>
> Jason's reply to you message says he is also using Outlook, his headers are:
>
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626
> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409
> In-Reply-To: <54C38A0B814C8E438EF73FC76F362927410C31 at mtlnt501fs.CAMOROUTE.COM>
>
> So it looks like Exchange is eating your headers, and clients that rely on
> In-Reply-To for threading can't thread your messages.
>
> I had a look, but couldn't see much about this problem, or if there was a
> way to make Exchange keep the right headers in. If there isn't you could
> always set up another account in Outlook and post using SMTP straight to
> the jiscmail servers, or swith to gmane and use NNTP to view the list.

Thanks all,

I'll see if my Exchange is up to date, and now I am trying gmane/nntp
with thunderbird.  We'll see.

>
> HTH
>
> Regards,
>