Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 15:43:06 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com (Amancio Hasty) Cc: terry@lambert.org, jfieber@indiana.edu, jmb@freefall.freebsd.org, langfod@dihelix.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cool Web page interface to mail + search engine? Message-ID: <199703252243.PAA26044@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199703252114.NAA13403@rah.star-gate.com> from "Amancio Hasty" at Mar 25, 97 01:14:38 pm
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> Thats one way of looking at it. However, you seem to imply that > to thread a topic the date and subject line are sufficient. Yet, > we both know that people love to wander off in different directions > using the same subject line. It seems that we need stronger criteria > for what constitutes a topic in order to have meaningful topic threads. > > The difference between your point of view and mine is a matter of > syntax vs. semantics. > > Got another riddle? 8) Sure. I have three. Say I grant your position above. 1) How do you make me change MUA's so I provide you with an "In-reply-to:" header when you provide me with a "Message-ID:" header? 2) How do you make me change MUA's so I provide "Message-ID:" headers on all the messages I originate? Answers: 1) You don't. You can't tell me what mailer I can or can't run. 2) You don't. You can't tell me what mailer I can or can't run. Now the third riddle: 3) How do you approximate threading, given the above, and the fact that you only control the list server, not the clients? Answers? Regards, Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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