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Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20240101)

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On Mon, Jan 01, 2024 at 07:32:18PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> If one changes subject, would it not be better to simply start a new
> thread? With most mail readers threading using the In-Reply-To header,
> the new subject would get buried in the old thread.

There's a difference between natural subject drift, or someone hijacking
a thread to ask their own question.  A judgment call may be needed in
some cases where it might be unclear, but most of the time it should
be obvious which one's happening.

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  Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20231216) Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-01 12:00 +0100
    Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20240101) "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2024-01-02 00:00 +0100
      Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20240101) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-01-02 03:40 +0100
        Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20240101) Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-01-02 04:00 +0100
        Re: Monthly FAQ for Debian-user mailing list (modified 20240101) Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-01-02 04:30 +0100
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