Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 03:29:11 +0100 From: Rolf Nielsen <rnmtw70@yandex.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB network cards and DHCP Message-ID: <146f6018-0c86-e8e9-c6b9-ce8ab9b1f7f2@yandex.com> In-Reply-To: <afe3dc17-ee29-3208-b370-331ffc72226a@vagner.com> References: <CAHXmVrrGE8yTrw-serynWYbGFTEZR%2BATB56DCG93j64Cr6SGEQ@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1611120736450.34378@wonkity.com> <09a08e97-036e-4a0b-11c6-910042504b54@vagner.com> <20161112213722.GA35729@neutralgood.org> <afe3dc17-ee29-3208-b370-331ffc72226a@vagner.com>
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On 2016-11-13 03:04, laszlo wrote: <...> > > about the reply-- i am lazy and didnt want to type in the > > email address. > > who reads email headers anyway.? > > > > <...> >> Side note: you appear to have sent your message to the list by replying >> to another message and then replacing the reply with a new message. If >> you >> do that it is helpful to delete the "In-Reply-To" header. That header is >> used for threading of messages. If set incorrectly then your message >> risks getting missed depending on what mail software is used by the >> people >> on the list. If your mail software doesn't let you remove the header then >> I suggest the cut-and-paste approach to setting the "To" field instead >> of replying as you did. >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Mail software reads the headers. And for people using threaded view rather than timeline view, the In-Reply-To header helps the mail software sorting replies into the correct threads. -- Vänligen / Sincerely, Rolf Nielsen
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