Re: How to reduce the DAILY DIGEST to one post a day

[Bernhard Wagner LD <loopdelightml-NDI3MDE=-@bernhardwagner.net>]

Finally I understand why your posts don't stay within a thread but  
regularly seem to start a new one even if in the middle of an ongoing  
discussion: Because you don't use REPLY!

I actually consider hitting REPLY advantageous: a special (normally  
invisible) mail header is retained that helps automatic threading  
tools to maintain the relationship between posts (what is called  
"threading", see the section "References" in http://cr.yp.to/immhf/ 
thread.html or section "9.2. A.2. Reply messages" in http:// 
www.zvon.org/tmRFC/RFC2822/Output/chapter9.html).

I fully agree with the policy that previous posts should be quoted  
only where needed and otherwise trimmed down. But please do use  
REPLY: it makes following a discussion thread much easier. This  
applies particularly to automatic threading tools.

By the same token: It's better NOT to use REPLY (just to copy the LD  
posting address) when starting a new thread (otherwise the  
conceptually new thread will technically appear as a response to some  
other, unrelated thread).

Thanx
Bernhard

On 22.03.2007, at 08:33, RICK WALKER wrote:

> posters continually disregard the request to quit hitting REPLY  
> when they answer a post.