Re: [Evolution] conversations/threads

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Sun, 2018-08-19 at 17:35 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> On Sun, 2018-08-19 at 17:53 +0200, Gary Curtin wrote:
> > At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_email_clients, Evolution
> > is marked as being able to display both conversation and threaded
> > views.
> >
> > While I have been able to find Group by Threads, I have not been able
> > to find any settings for conversations.
>
> What's a "conversation"?  Surely it's just the same as "thread".
>
> If you mean grouping messages by subject, then Preferences -> Mail
> Prefences -> General -> "Fall back to threading messages by subject"

Pete, it's a term used in Gmail and some other MUAs, referring to the
context of sent and received messages to and from the same
correspondent(s) on the same subject. It's similar to a thread but also
includes your own replies, and the component messages are all treated
as a unit in the interface. From the Gmail help:

   When people reply to an email, Gmail groups responses together in
   conversations with the newest email on the bottom.

   A conversation breaks off into a new conversation if the subject
   line changes or the conversation gets to more than 100 emails.

> >  Is this maybe some mistake on
> > the wikipedia page?
>
> Surely not.

I'd be shocked, shocked!

poc