[Gllug] reduce modem volume?

[Dermot Moynihan]

On Monday 25 November 2002 14:22, Stephen Harker wrote:
> On Monday 25 November 2002 13:36, Dermot Moynihan wrote:
> > Hang on, is this about how the initial 'reduce modem volume' comes under
> > (and in a bit from) the 'hardware help needed' post from Alain?
> >
> > Assuming it is, I see the problem but I have no idea how it happened.
> >
> > Unless, if instead of starting a new message I had taken another message,
> > which I had just read but was not replying to,  deleted the subject and
> > the contents and replaced them with stuff about modem volume and then
> > posted - could that cause something like this?
> > I had thought they were sorted by subject. but I know nothing about these
> > things.
>
> Yes. This is what I meant.
> Even though you changed the subject, the email would still have other
> headers in it that are used by the email client to figure out the
> threading. These other headers would be related to the old topic rather
> than a new one. 

That's interesting. 
So, what the eye doesn't see the heart might indeed grieve over :)

>So it's best to start afresh with a new email than copy an
> old one and change the subject.

Will do.

> Hope this helps.

it does, indeed. I'll be more careful.
Thanks again for the pointer.
Dermot

> Steve


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