Just curious

[Robert Kern]

Ken Parkes wrote:
> I understand usual practise to involve responding to a posting within the
> original thread.   In this group there seem to be many responses to a
> question which start a new thread; viz. <new python book!!> by vegetax
> leads to a new thread <Re:new python book!!> by Gerrit.  Ditto <How does
> this function work?>.   Is this a peculiarity of something Pythonites are
> using, or is there a different protocol here?

Some people are reading from and responding to c.l.py from the mailing 
list interface. Their responses don't always thread correctly in some 
newsreaders.

I will note that Thunderbird usually places responses in the right 
thread if not always in the right place. And sometimes it starts new 
threads from replies, too, so it's not perfect.

> Ken.

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