Re: Posting - New Threads, Old Threads, etc.

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How about sending a NEW message with the new topic? I can't speak for
other mail clients, but Netscape uses the trail of message references in
threading them. So, if you hit Reply, cut out everything, and put a new
subject line on it, your "new" thread appears in the thread you "stole"
from.

Ronald Wong wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> When posting a new thread and using an old one as the skeleton, please
> remember to delete the old stuff otherwise it makes these posts really long.
> It's especially bad for the digest people.
>
> If you're changing the subject of the thread or going to a new thread please
> change the Subject line. There's nothing worse than searching the archives
> for something only to have it fall under an irrelevant Subject line.
>
> TIA for your help,
> Ron
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