On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 01:31 +0100, Colin Brace wrote: > MJang wrote: > > > However, I'm on digest, and am not sure how to do this properly, when > > answering a question. I'm guessing a reply direct to the digest won't > > maintain the thread. You can actually subscribe to the digest and reply to individual mail messages with Evolution (at least Evolution 2). You have to change your subscription type at: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/fedora-list/ Just log in (mailman sends a monthly reminder of your userid and password), and change the following option. Get MIME or Plain Text Digests? Mime Now your messages will come in digest format. In Evolution 2, you will see a table of contents, and then each mail message in a separate box. Next to each mail message you will see an option to minimize that particular message and a smaller down arrow. This smaller down arrow brings up a pop-up menu that allows you to reply to an individual message. That being said, the interface in Evolution is pretty bad. By default, all messages are expanded, so you end up scrolling or searching to find the interesting topic or thread. When you minimize a certain message, that works well, keeping your position on the screen. When you expand that message again, you lose position on the screen. In general, the interface design of Evolution 2 is pretty bad. Enough has been written about it in this mailing list. Since I do not need Exchange compatibility, I am definitely investigating other mail client options. I will try Thunderbird 1.0 today and see how well it manages digest lists. And for the maintainers of mailman, it would be nice if each mail message would show a title in attachment mode (minimized). I should probably read the MIME digest specification first . . . ----- /mde/ just my two cents . . . .
