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Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears?

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On 17/04/2021 16:02, Ken Blake wrote:
> On 4/17/2021 1:56 AM, PietB wrote:
>> Jeff Layman wrote:
>>> Looking through the headers of various posts here and other NGs, I 
>>> noticed that some of them have an "In-Reply-To:" header, while others 
>>> don't.
>>
>> Depends on what you're referring to. Ever since The Old Days you
>> sent a reply to a mail message, a followup to a news posting.
> 
> 
> 
> That depends on who you are, which term you prefer, and what newsreader 
> you use. As an example, I clicked on "Reply" here in Thunderbird to 
> answer you. "Followup isn't even a choice.
> 
> 
In that case there is something wrong with the way you are using TB. As 
ever I clicked Followup to post this response. If I had clicked Reply I 
would have wasted my time sending an email to <ken@invalidemail.com>.

As far as I know its always been that way with newsreaders although the 
terminology varies. OE6 calls the options Reply and Reply Group.

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What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> - 2021-04-15 16:33 +0100
  Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-15 11:38 -0400
  Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-15 16:43 +0000
    Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-15 17:35 +0000
      Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-16 19:29 -0500
    Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> - 2021-04-15 21:07 +0100
      Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-15 21:25 +0000
        Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> - 2021-04-16 13:28 +0100
          Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-16 13:00 +0000
            Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-16 13:23 +0000
              Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid> - 2021-04-16 20:57 +0100
                Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-16 22:20 +0000
          Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-16 14:01 +0100
            Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-16 22:40 +0000
            Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Dave Royal<dave@dave123royal.com> - 2021-04-18 06:34 +0000
              Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-18 10:30 +0000
              Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-18 13:55 +0000
  Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? PietB <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2021-04-17 10:56 +0200
    Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-17 15:01 +0000
      Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-17 08:07 -0700
        Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-17 15:16 +0000
    Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-17 08:02 -0700
      Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2021-04-17 15:07 +0000
        Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-17 08:09 -0700
      Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2021-04-17 19:26 +0100
        Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-17 14:40 -0700
          Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2021-04-18 02:26 +0100
            Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-18 07:49 +0100
              Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2021-04-20 03:14 +0100
                Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-04-20 07:34 +0100
                Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-20 08:17 -0700
            Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2021-04-18 10:30 -0700
              Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2021-04-19 01:24 +0000
                Re: What or who decides if an "In-Reply-To:" header appears? WaltS48 <schw01@invalid.net> - 2021-04-19 07:30 -0400

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