Changing the subject

[Christian Schult]

Hello Dotan,

Dotan Cohen wrote:

> On 27 February 2010 22:37, Christian Schult <cschult at gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hello Colin,
> >
> > Colin Law wrote:
> >
> >> On 27 February 2010 15:41, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> > Is there a generally accepted method of changing the subject in this
> >> > group?  I just replied to a message where a change seemed appropriate
> >> > but was unsure how best do it.
> >>
> >> You can start a new email (not a reply to the existing one otherwise
> >> it will continue in the old thread for those with intelligent email
> >> readers) with a subject such as 'A New Subject (was An Old Subject)',
> >> paste in relevant bits from the original and off you go.
> >
> > Sorry, but no, that's wrong. To change the subject in a thread you reply
> > (to list) and change the subject. Do not start a new thread instead.
> >
> 
> And what about users of threaded email clients? Why should this new
> subject be filed under the old thread?
> 
> If it's a _new_subject_ then start a _new_thread_.
> 
> > Real mail clientis do threading following References: and In-Reply-To:
> > headers, not Subject: header.
> >
> 
> Exactly. The new subject should be a new thread.

That's not subject changing (in a thread), that's simply starting a _new_ thread.
If you start a new thread, there's no need to capture any old subject.

Christian