On 11/29/2013 7:14 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 11/30/13 08:07, David wrote:
> On 11/29/2013 7:02 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 11/30/13 07:40, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>>> On 29/11/13 18:32, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>>>> On 29/11/13 18:21, Steven Stern wrote:
>>>>> So, when I reply from the gmail web interface, messages thread
>>>>> appropriately. As do messages from thunderbird.
>>>>>
>>>>> -- -- Steve
>>>> Those two thread with each other but not with the earlier messages with
that same subject name.
>>>>
>>>> Looking at the source "In Reply" is different than the earlier
messages.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>> I should have said they do not thread with the original messages from poma
and g. I didn't realize you were using stuff from AP. Nothing threads with those
apparently ...
>>>
>> OK friends..... I tested in the following manner to confirm what others have
said.
>>
>> First...
>>
>> 1. Copied a message, using T-Bird's functions, from my home system's
inbox to gmail's inbox. The message copied contained a References: header with 2
entries and a Message-ID: header.
>>
>> 2. Used the reply function in gmail's web interface and replaced the
"To:" address with my home email address and then sent it.
>>
>> 3. Examined the headers of the mail received it now contains a References:
header with 3 entries including the Message-ID: header info referenced in #1 and it had
its own unique Message-ID:.
>>
>> Second I repeated the test but I used the "Edit Subject" from the
drop-down but I *did not* actually edit the Subject.
>>
>> When I Examined the headers of the mail received it contained *no* References:
header.
>>
>> So, to me at least, it is obvious what is being done and causing Threading
Problems. Deliberate or not, it is annoying and one would hope this bit of knowledge
would help people to avoid this situation in the future and this thread will eventually
expire as it should.
>>
>
> Perhaps it should be reported to Google (Gmail) Ed?
>
I don't think so. IMO, if you're indicating that you're wanting to change
the subject it is like going off on a tangent and no longer relevant to the original
thread. It would be overly complex for google to have to determine if you've actually
did change the subject line to then decide if it should remove the References: header.
So, for example, how would one, legitimately , add 'Solved' to a
Subject: line and still expect it to follow the thread?
All of the time allowing Newbie and whatever. Ignoring the trolls. :-)
--
David