Re: [Evolution] How to turn off new message notification

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 17:12 -0400, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 16:45 -0400, Dinbandhu wrote:
> > > Please do not start a new thread by replying to a message (thread) and
> > > changing the subject.  Start with a new email to the list
> >
> > oops. sorry about that. Usually I delete the "Re:" but forgot to this
> > time. That is what you are referring to, right?
>
> No.
>
> There are actually special headers in every reply message which can be
> used to track threads of email.  When you reply to a message, the
> previous values are kept and a new value is added.  For modern mail
> clients that track mail threads using these headers, replying to a
> message will always put that message into the thread of the original.
>
> Just taking out the Re: won't fix this.
>
> You should never reply to an existing message unless you're trying to
> add information to that thread.  If you want to start a brand new
> thread, then you can right-click on the email address, then choose "Send
> new message to" instead.

Or just left-click on the address and get a new message composer window
directly.

poc