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Subject: Re: Change Apple Mail or AOL settings for better threads?
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 09:22:58 +0200
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On 27.05.25 02:59, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2025-05-26, 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:" headeri
> 
> You're thinking of the "Reply-To" header.
> 
>> that should be used to build the thread tree. The subject-line should
>> not be necessary for threading.
>>
>> I have no idea though if AOL or AppleMail messes that up for you.
> 
> The way to tell is easy enough: Highlight (view) the message in Apple
> Mail, choose View > Message > All Headers (or Raw Source), and look for
> the "Reply-To" header.

At the source code level it is called: "In-Reply-To:"

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