Victor Duchovni wrote, at 02/08/2009 03:37 PM: > On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 09:08:32PM +0100, mouss wrote: > >> No, I was referring to the "Sent" folder, populated by the MUA, either >> in a local disk or using IMAP. > > I know some people clever-enough to set "Sent == Inbox", yes this is not > very common.
I do this, and also use the Thunderbird feature "Place replies in the folder of the message being replied to" to keep the entire thread in a single folder. This makes it a lot easier to review the thread in progress and then properly archive it. > I personally have rules that tag outgoing mail into non-default Fcc > folders, replies are moved there too, and correct threading is expected. > > Still, clearly this will do only modest harm if any for some sets of users. Some MUAs are better than others at organizing threads. Nonetheless, I'd be more than a little miffed if an admin broke threading and justified it because most users are unaware of the feature.
