In Log Watch

[Rick Chadderdon]

Checking the headers, I find that your message with the subject "In Log
Watch" had an "In-Reply-To:" field of
"<452F516E.5080408 at netmagicsolutions.com>".  The message in my client
with that ID was from  Dhawal Doshy and had the subject "Re: URIBL not
as effective as it was". 

The "In-Reply-To" header normally gets set through the reply function of
your mail client.  I've done this myself when I wasn't sure of the
correct list address.  However, a thread-savvy mail client will quite
happily insert your message into an existing thread - even if you change
the subject line after hitting reply.  Nowadays, if I can't remember the
list address, I'll hit reply, copy the address from the reply, close the
reply and start a new message, pasting in the address from the reply.

I forgot during last month's discussion of autoresponders, though, so I
know how easy it is.

Rick

Wayne wrote:
> At 15:56 13/10/2006, you wrote:
>
> This is crazy .... I sent a new message from my client called In Log
> Watch as I always do I delete messages not of interest as soon as I
> get them and note I do not even have any entitled URIBL. Sorry don't
> know what you are on about are you sure you are flaming the right
> person or message.
>
> - Wayne -
>
>
> What's this got to do with "URIBL not as effective as it was "?
>
> Recommendation: Don't use reply to create a new thread. Even if you
> change the subject line, threading mail readers and archivers will
> know what message you replied to because of the "In-Reply-To" header.
> As such they will properly bury your message in the unrelated thread
> you replied to.
>
>