Re: *** ADMIN: Posting a new message

David Gibbs wrote:

However, if you apply your statement to mail client software, then I generally agree.

Since mail client software is responsible for generating the message headers it would not be unreasonable to expect that, if the user replies to a message *AND* changes the subject, it *COULD* be smart enough to _ask_ if you want to start a new discussion thread. I emphasize that it should ask if you want to start a new thread, because often people don't want to start a new thread, just modify the subject.

I'll disagree just a tad, and then move on. I NEVER change the subject unless I intend to change the thread, and my guess is that the majority of the users would say the same thing. In fact, the whole point (for *me*) of changing the subject is to indicate a change in - well, in subject. It seems to me "subject" and "thread" are synonymous.

But in order to handle the situation where someone wants to change the subject for some other reason, I suggest a simple config flag in the email client: always break thread on subject change, never break thread on subject change, prompt to break thread on subject change.

Done.

Joe