[svlug] svlug list threading

[Bill Kendrick]

On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 05:23:11PM -0400, N. Thomas wrote:
> 
> Bill, check and make sure that the strict_headers option isn't set in your
> muttrc. If it is turned off, Mutt assumes that broken emails with the same
> subject lines are part of the same thread and will group them together.

That's not set, although:  "set nostrict_threads" is...

(googling around for it, since I added this line over a year ago...)


Hehe, from my home LUG's mailing list archives:

  http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-tech/2001-12/msg00129.html

    set nostrict_threads    # thread via Subject: line also


Seen elsewhere:

  http://www.earth.li/~huggie/mutt/muttrc.html

    set nostrict_threads                    # Lets have some fuzzy threading.


So it sounds like Mutt's trying... just not dealing very well. :^/


Oh well - this kind of mis-threading is MUCH easier to 'deal with' on my
part than when someone does a [R]eply to an existing thread, then
changes the subject, deletes the quoted message, and starts a new topic...

Those end up interwoven with the existing thread, so it can get to the
point where I can't do an [Esc] [D]elete in Mutt to trim the thread
at its root, because I'll loose some other thread that 'grew' off of it.


Anyway - back to your regular-scheduled chatter... :)



-bill!
PS - See "Monsters, Inc." if you haven't.  Great flick!  Gorgeous graphics.