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| From | Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
| Subject | Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? |
| Date | 2026-05-09 15:18 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <n69q5nFpg35U3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <d2SdnaINjrqmy2L0nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com> <n693i7Flou3U4@mid.individual.net> <42i4dmxv8t.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
Carlos E.R. wrote: > Mike Easter wrote: >> nobody@nonospam.org wrote: >>> threading in newsgroups >> >> To me, 'threading' is an ambiguous term. Its /actual/ meaning is >> 'sorting by References' -- as opposed to sorting by any of a number of >> other alternatives, such as date, subject, From, etc. >> >> And, again, personally, I prefer to do my sorting 'otherwise' than by >> references. >> >> So, for my understanding, in order to understand what you want to do, >> you would (perhaps) change your premise term from threading to sorting. >> > > Threading is unique. The difference is how you sort the threads. > It turns out that he wanted NOT threading, not thread sorting. A 'choice' I agree with :-) -- Mike Easter
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How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? nobody@nonospam.org - 2026-05-09 10:43 -0500
Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? Bill H <billh@domain.is.invalid> - 2026-05-09 08:51 -0700
Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? nobody@nonospam.org - 2026-05-09 12:35 -0500
Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-09 08:52 -0700
Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-09 22:29 +0200
Re: How to thread (or not) messages in a newsgroup? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-09 15:18 -0700
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