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Subject: Re: Change Apple Mail or AOL settings for better threads?
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 09:21:06 +0200
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On 26.05.25 22:52, Alan wrote:
> On 2025-05-26 10:34, Chris wrote:
>> Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
>>> On 25. May 2025 at 03:19:24 CEST, "Connor Shannon" <cshannon1898@yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi we have a group email and one lady uses AOL Mail and instead of her
>>>> replies starting with "Re" they start with "Reply" so her msgs don't get
>>>> included in the thread with every body else's, its like she started a
>>>> new thread.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any setting I can change in Apple Mail to see a "Reply" msg the
>>>> same as a "Re" msg? Or does any body know of a setting in AOL Mail that
>>>> we can ask her to change? Email is supposed to use "Re" right?? Thank you.
>>>
>>> Email is supposed to include an "In-Reply-To:" header that should be used
>>> to build the thread tree. The subject-line should not be necessary for
>>> threading.
>>
>> Correct. I have correspondents in other countries with different prefixes
>> for "Re:" yet the emails thread just fine.
>>
>>> I have no idea though if AOL or AppleMail messes that up for you.
>>
>> It could be Apple Mail. I have one person who uses Apple Mail and their
>> responses always come as an attachment and often not in the thread.
> Sounds like a user problem.
> 
> I use Apple Mail and it works just fine.

Sure it does!

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