On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 22:34 +1030, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 08:32 +0000, Dick Holland wrote: > > To close a very old thread > > No, you haven't. You've replied to ANOTHER thread, hijacking that one. > > Your message is not tied to its original thread in any way. I, and many > others, will NOT find it when looking for a resolution to that thread. > Go back and find the message this thread really belongs to, and reply to > that thread. > > NB: Threads are not "threaded" by the text written in the subject line. > They're threaded by the message headers that say *this* message is > "in-reply-to" the "message-id" of the message that it's *actually* in > reply to, and a "references" header that lists the other messages in the > same thread. > > -- > [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr > 2.6.23.12-52.fc7 i686 i386 > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. > My goodness, Tim, you certainly need to be taught some manners, don't you? I was trying to thank the people who had helped me before (needless to say that you weren't one of them) and let them them know that I have found a solution. To those who helped me, thank you again. -- Dick Holland
