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Re: [Phys-L] conflated threads



Thanks Chuck - didn't realize that had changed. I just logged on to the Phys-L site and now see how to start a new thread.

Bob at PC

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@mail.phys-l.org [mailto:phys-l-bounces@mail.phys-
l.org] On Behalf Of chuck britton
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:09 PM
To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
Subject: Re: [Phys-L] conflated threads

'Modern' emai contains an entry in the header that is a numerical 'thread'
designation. Anyone who responds to such an email is quite able to change
the 'Subject' but doesn't change the header numerical thread designation.

This is the way that threads get 'hijacked'. In order to avoid such unintended
hijacking each participant needs to start a NEW thread (original Posting)
instead of taking the 'Easy Way Out' by 'just'
changing the Subject line of an existing thread.

At least this is the way that I understand it.
I was certainly guilty many times of taking the Easy Way on many lists.
But I try to do better now.

In order to avoid highjacking a thread - look into the headers of ANY email
and select the 'Post to List' option. (or some such option.
Others include Unsubscribe etc. Headers are powerful stuff. Use 'em )

.
At 9:05 PM -0700 7/11/12, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
Why are these subjects in the same thread?

Subject: [Phys-L] Energy Concept Inventory

Subject: [Phys-L] routine assumptions and plausible
hypotheses ... or not

Subject: [Phys-L] Private schools

Subject: [Phys-L] Higgs Boson Joke

Subject: Re: [Phys-L] [SPAM] Re: Private schools

Subject: [Phys-L] Landau and Lifschitz: statistical physics v.5




bc worries it's his incompetent mail app.
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