[asterisk-users] Need some help with a very simple Queestion..

[Drew Gibson]

Stephen Bosch wrote:
> Gavin Spurgeon wrote:
>   
>>> Ps. Please start new messages from scratch rather then reply to
>>> existing ones... (a mistake I've made in the past )-:
>>>       
>> Woops..
>> I was ment to remove all that before I posted...
>>     
>
> Actually, what he's referring to is that posters should start a NEW
> thread for a new subject.
>
> To send a message to the list, click "Compose" or "New" or whatever the
> button is on your particular client (apologies to those using console
> clients like Mutt) for new messages and enter the list address in the
> To: field.
>
> This means *not* clicking 'reply' to an existing message on the list and
> then rewriting the subject line (seems like a lot of extra work anyway,
> doesn't it?) People do this because they can't be bothered to type the
> list address. That's not hard to solve -- add the address to your
> address book and create a nickname for it.
>
> The reason is that it screws up the message threading. If you are using
> a threaded reader, or if you are in the archives, you'll have a tree of
> messages with the original subject line (say, "My Asterisk server blew
> up!") and in the middle of it there'll be something totally unrelated
> (say, "Marmite is good on scones.")
>
>   
Is Marmite also available in Ontario, or only Out West?

> Very frustrating if you're trying to read through a thread in the hopes
> of solving your problem.
>
> It's most important for the archives, as these are saved for future
> reference and are insanely confusing when somebody has piped in to an
> existing thread.
>
> -Stephen-
>
>   
-- 
Drew Gibson

Systems Administrator
OANDA Corporation
www.oanda.com

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