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15 | <H2><a name="threading">Threading</a></H2> | |
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19 | <li><a href="#howthreads">How does threading work?</a></li> | |
20 | <li><a href="#whynotthreads">Why isn't threading working for me?</a></li> | |
21 | <li><a href="#refsinmua">How can I get my MUA to define the References or In-Reply-To field? </a></li> | |
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29 | <h3><b><a name="howthreads">How does threading work?</a></b></h3> | |
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32 | <P>MHonArc utilizes the <CODE>References</CODE> and | |
33 | <CODE>In-Reply-To</CODE> fields of mail messages for generating | |
34 | threads. It is up to the mail user agents (MUAs) to define these | |
35 | fields. The <CODE>References</CODE> field is normally utilized by | |
36 | news software, while <CODE>In-Reply-To</CODE> is normally utilized | |
37 | be e-mail software. </P> | |
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39 | <p>In v2.0 and later, MHonArc will also check message subjects for | |
40 | threads. Hence, if the MUA fails to include the reference message | |
41 | ID, MHonArc will still group messages of the same subject | |
42 | together (utilizing the message date for thread order). | |
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49 | <h3><b><a name="whynotthreads">Why isn't threading working for me?</a></b></h3> | |
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52 | <P>In versions prior to v2.0, If the mail you archive does not | |
53 | contain <CODE>References</CODE> and <CODE>In-Reply-To</CODE> fields, | |
54 | MHonArc will not detect a thread, even though there are | |
55 | messages that are follow-ups to existing messages. </P> | |
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62 | <h3><b><a name="refsinmua">How can I get my MUA to define the References or In-Reply-To field? </a></b></h3> | |
63 | </td></tr></table> | |
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65 | <P>The answer varies depending on your MUA. You'll need to look at the | |
66 | documentation of your MUA to find the answer. | |
67 | </P> | |
68 | ||
69 | <P>For MH users, the following in your <CODE>replcomps</CODE> file will work: | |
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72 | <PRE>%<{date}In-reply-to: Your message of "\ | |
73 | %<(nodate{date})%{date}%|%(pretty{date})%>."%<{message-id} | |
74 | %{message-id}%>\n%>\ | |
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76 | </PRE> | |
77 | ||
78 | <P>Or, you can use the following if you prefer the | |
79 | <CODE>References</CODE> field format: </P> | |
80 | ||
81 | <PRE>%<{message-id}References: \ | |
82 | %<{references}%(void{references})%(trim)%(putstr) %> | |
83 | %(void{message-id})%(trim)%(putstr)\n%>\ | |
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85 | </PRE> | |
86 | ||
87 | <P>Author welcomes feedback from users on how to configure other MUAs. | |
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