[softwarelist] disentangling threads

a couple of people today have started a new topic by replying to some 
old message at random, and simply changing the subject line.  (better 
practice would have been to send a New message to the list.)

for people using a proper threaded newsreader, the unintended result 
is that the new topic buries itself in the middle of an unrelated 
thread.

the cure is simple, at least in the Messenger Pro newsreader:

 - open the offending message (ie, the first one in what should be a 
new thread).
 - press F8, which loads it and all its headers into your text editor.
 - find the "In-reply-to" header and disable it.  typing "//" at the 
beginning of the line will do the job.  save and close.
 - when you refresh the newsgroup index, a separate new thread 
appears.

-- 
Jim Nagel                        www.archivemag.co.uk
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