Re: [Evolution] Disable Digests? [was: evolution-list Digest, Vol 156, Issue 61]

[Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net>]

On Fri, 2018-07-27 at 13:03 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> Please (PLEASE!) do NOT reply to digest messages. There is no
> connection between this reply and the original thread it should be a
> part of, making it difficult to trace the conversation and understand
> what's going on.
>
> Once again:
>
> Digests are a creaking, outdated kludge that come from the days of UUCP
> and dial-up modems. They have no place in a modern "always-on"
> Internet, but for backward compatibility are still supported on some
> lists, including this one. However that will only work if digest users
> understand how to use them correctly. In particular, if you think you
> NEED to use digests (you almost certainly don't), learn how to reply to
> messages in a digest by right-clicking and selecting the Reply To
> Digest option. This only works with MIME-formatted digests, but that
> includes the Evolution list.
>
> Note that just re-editing the Subject line and doing a normal Reply
> doesn't work, as it still loses the header thread references.

Mailman adds a header to every digest email. It states
> Important: do NOT reply directly to this digest. If you wish to reply
> to a component message, use your mailer's facility for this. In 
> Evolution: right-click and select from the pop-up menu, or use the 
> drop-down menu at the top of each message if available."

As people tend to ignore this I'm tempted to set the "digestable" and
"Edit_digest" administrator options to "No" for this mailing list. 
Though I don't know what that means for those list members who have
"digest" enabled in their options...

Cheers,
andre

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Andre Klapper  |  ak-47 gmx net
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