[Tfug] Correctly replying to messages in digest mode

[Claude Rubinson]

On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 09:30:24AM -0500, Robert Hunter wrote:
> On 10/5/07, Eric M. Gearhart <eric at nixwizard.net> wrote:
> > Does anyone know what the "right way" is to reply to messages when you
> received them in digest mode?
> 
> Using the original Message-ID in the In-Reply-To header should do the
> trick; although some clients, such as gmail, seem to thread based only on
> Subject :-(

But if you're receiving the digest version of the list, it's going to
have a different Message-ID than the original, individual message.
Therefore, even if you have a proper mailer, threading won't work.  I
believe that the only solution would be to subscribe to receive
messages individually.

Perhaps a acceptable solution would be subscribe to the individual
messages but route all TFUG messages into a separate mailbox (via,
e.g., procmail)?

Claude