On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 03:54:39AM -0500, dorit ben shalom wrote:
> You have probably covered this ground long ago,
> but I am new:
>
> When I post to ILUG I sometimes want to reply
> to a message I have already deleted.
> I am careful to reproduce the exact right Subject
> field,
> but does not seem to place it in the right thread.
>
> What should I do instead?
Threading is usually done by using In-Reply-To: headers, not
subjects. The Subject: and References: headers are sometimes used as
auxiliary measures. The In-Reply-To: header should contain the
Message-ID of the message you're replying to.
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