[HIJACKED!] What are the best OSS discussion group apps?

[thomas fisher]

On Monday 14 January 2008 08:07:40 Bernard Peek wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> > Uh, it seems to me that it can't be "smart enough to start a new thread"
> > if it includes In-Reply-To or References headers, as that is, by
> > definition, part of the old thread.  I think what he really means is that
> > GMail completely ignores threading, and just groups by subject.  Ugh.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure about mailing lists, but Google Groups ignores threading for
> > newsgroup posts and sometimes loses all of the history of a thread,
> > posting a followup as if it was the start of a new thread. That causes a
> > certain amount of annoyance to people that use real newsreaders.

I discern a need to remember our Ubuntu Code of Conduct:

http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct

  Be respectful. The Ubuntu community and its members treat one another with 
respect. Everyone can make a valuable contribution to Ubuntu. We may not 
always agree, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour and poor 
manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot 
allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It's important to 
remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is 
not a productive one. We expect members of the Ubuntu community to be 
respectful when dealing with other contributors as well as with people 
outside the Ubuntu project, and with users of Ubuntu.

Tom