Re: [gentoo-user] Don't start a new thread by changing the subject

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>]

On Saturday 25 June 2011 01:09:31 David W Noon wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:12:26 -0700, kashani wrote about [gentoo-user]
> 
> Don't start a new thread by changing the subject:
> > 	I've noticed this a couple of times this week. A few of you
> > 
> > have responded to the annoying Fortran thread, changed the subject,
> > started a new message, and sent the email starting a new thread.
> 
> You're a week or two behind the times.  The root cause of this was done
> to death some time ago.  It is the bofh.it NNTP server that propagates
> this mailing list through Usenet.  There is nothing we can do except
> avoid using servers downstream from that rogue server.


completely different problem.

there are:

lazy idiots hitting 'reply' and then create a new message breaking threads. 
Suddenly you have a misnamed subthread confusing everybody or annoy me.

stupid servers mangling headers breaking threads so answers create new 
threads.

Of course, those who use usenet servers for gentoo-ml are to be blamed for the 
second problem. Is there any good, valid reason to do so?
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