Hi, On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:41:17AM +0000, Alain D D Williams wrote: > It is not just the Subject: but also the In-Reply-To: and References: headers. > A good MUA (mail reader) will use these to deduce what is in reply to what and > have the ability to show an email 'thread'. I use mutt which does this.
Most people do not use a good MUA. The email interfaces of the top three mailbox providers split threads when the subject line changes, a misfeature I was shocked to learn about having never used any of them. Based on posting stats (I do not have access to the subscriber list to see recipient stats) gmail is the single largest provider of mailboxes for users of this list. The argument does still stand that most archivers — including the one used by Debian for its lists — do better than gmail et al, though. So it comes down to inconveniencing actual list members vs future archive readers. It's all a bit too much like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic for me, though. Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
