Re: Threading

[Nathan Clemons <nathan windsofstorm net>]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Ian Campbell wrote:

> 
> > > Perhaps we should commit the CTree conversion stuff now (since it can't
> > > hurt...), but not put threading in until it is implemented properly.
> > > 
> > simple to split, but the threading code is so small it go in as experimental
> > and then be updated. it could go into --enable-all. we need a "use threading"
> > option anyway. per box preferably :)
> > 
> 
> The only problem might be that Pawel wanted to do a feature freeze for
> 0.10 at the weekend last time I spoke to him. (I don't think we should
> call it 1.0, that would be asking for trouble..) Perhaps we could save
> threading as our 'goal' for the next development cycle.
> 
> I hope to get my mutliple address book patch in by then (just need to
> port storing of vCards...). Idealy I would like to make alias exansion a
> method of the address book object, but I'm not going to have time.
> 
> On a slightly related note to threading. Does any one know a decent
> heuristic for doing Reply to group functionality? ie reply to mailing
> list. It's something that bugs me a bit about balsa...
> 
> I guess the first thing to look at is List-ID and X-Mailing-List - but
> after that? I don't think there are any standard headers that a mailing
> list must set... Maybe Resent-From??
> 
> Ian.
> 

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