David wrote, on January 03, 2017 6:36 PM > > On 4 January 2017 at 11:50, Deborah Swanson > <pyt...@deborahswanson.net> wrote: > > Erik wrote, on January 03, 2017 3:30 PM > >> > >> When you start a new topic on the list, could you please > write a new > >> message rather than replying to an existing message and > changing the > >> title/subject? > >> > > Certainly. I've been on many other lists before (but none > since about > > 2011), and no one complained of or even mentioned this > problem. But if > > it's a problem with some email readers now, I can easily > just start a > > new message. Just being lazy and following old habits, I guess. ;) > > To be clear, the problem is not "with some email readers".
Actually it is, or at least it doesn't happen in all email readers. Mine, for instance, never breaks up threads. > The problem is that it breaks the thread management features > that are built into every email message, making it impossible > to display threads correctly. Again, I think this is in some modern email readers. Apparently older ones were more robust. > As can be seen here for example: > https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-> list/2017-January/thread.html > > Note how most threads start in the leftmost column and > replies are indented. But this does not occur where you began > the new subject: "Clickable hyperlinks". Yes, pipermail does seem to have a few bugs, this is the second one I've seen. > Thanks. I did say in the message you're replying to that I will try to remember to start new threads with brand new messages. (Even though I think pipermail's behavior is a bug, that's what many people read the list from.) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
