[Tutor] Mailing list question

[Jorge Azedo]

Danny Yoo wrote:
>
>
>>> Not so much a question about Python, but here goes:
>>>
>>> How do I reply to a specific thread in the mailing list? If I place 
>>> "Re:bla bla"  in the subject line, I notice that I start a new 
>>> thread, I don't continue one that already exists. How do I go about 
>>> doing this? Thanks for any info
>>
>> What e-mail client are you using?  Most have a reply-to-all button 
>> you can use so that you won't have to start a new message to reply to 
>> someone.
>
> There's a little bit of extra information that Mailman uses to detect 
> threads.  The archives don't cluster messages based on the subject 
> line, but instead use a specific header value whose name I'm 
> completely forgetting right now... *grin* (I think it's the 
> 'In-Reply-To' header line.)  Your email client should be the one 
> responsible for maintaining that threading information.
>
I'm trying to use the Reply All button on my mail client (I use 
Thunderbird, by the way) like you guys suggested. Let's see if it works  
:-P