Re: Worse then useless replies

On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 07:47:52AM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote:
pinniped wrote:

huh?

I really don't know what the hell you're talking about. I've been
leaving the subject blank lately because people bitch about it for no
apparent reason. But if you really don't want the subject changing,
why don't you ask Intnsred if he can set things so that the subject
isn't changed? A blank 'subject' line with a flashing cursor is just
begging people to put something in.



HUH? Just who, and what, are you replying to? How is that everyone on
this list, who has any modicum of experience with the internet, mailing
lists, forums, etc... has subject lines, in-line quotes as to who and
what they are responding to except you? Are you trying to tell us that
you can't figure out how to use an email/news client properly?

After piniped's Last mail, I did a search of his email header and found
a reference to "www.debianhelp.org"! So I went there and found that he
is most likely using the 'forum' which displays 'threads' to him and
must present some option when replying that destroys the 'subject'. From
the 'forum' view, you see all the previous replys and that give the
forum user 'context', while here, those of us who use good-old-fashioned
mailing lists', we dont see this 'forurm thread view' and see the odd
behaviour. So the main issue is with the debianhelp.org forum software.
Hmm. That clears up the mystery!
Cheers,
Kev
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