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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: [Bug 54474] changing subject does not break thread
From:       Markus Brinkmann <markus () thunderball ! de>
Date:       2003-02-25 12:52:03
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> > A reply is a reply. A changed subject doesn't necessarily mean that
> > the thread should be broken. In fact it's quite common in
> > discussion boards to begin each reply with another subject.
>
> Unfortunately I can't agree with this. If the stripped subject (with
> prefix Re:'s etc removed) changes then the thread should be broken
> unconditionally.

I think it would be a good idea to let the user choose which way he wants it.

> It's really annoying when a newbie continues a thread instead of
> starting a new thread. There's no way we can change the behavior of
> newbies, that's ultimately a losing battle that we should not even
> try to fight.

If you let the user choose if he wants a thread to be broken, when he 
changes the subject, you can just set the default option on breaking the 
thread this way to catch these newbie mistakes.

CU!
Markus

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Markus Brinkmann, Essen, Germany
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