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From: Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
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Subject: Re: Change Apple Mail or AOL settings for better threads?
Date: 26 May 2025 06:36:47 GMT
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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.

I have no idea though if AOL or AppleMail messes that up for you.