Clickable hyperlinks

[Deborah Swanson]

David wrote, on January 03, 2017 6:36 PM
> 
> On 4 January 2017 at 11:50, Deborah Swanson 
> <python at deborahswanson.net> wrote:
> > Erik wrote, on January 03, 2017 3:30 PM
> >>
> >> When you start a new topic on the list, could you please 
> write a new 
> >> message rather than replying to an existing message and 
> changing the 
> >> title/subject?
> >>
> > Certainly. I've been on many other lists before (but none 
> since about 
> > 2011), and no one complained of or even mentioned this 
> problem. But if 
> > it's a problem with some email readers now, I can easily 
> just start a 
> > new message.  Just being lazy and following old habits, I guess. ;)
> 
> To be clear, the problem is not "with some email readers".

Actually it is, or at least it doesn't happen in all email readers.
Mine, for instance, never breaks up threads.
 
> The problem is that it breaks the thread management features 
> that are built into every email message, making it impossible 
> to display threads correctly.

Again, I think this is in some modern email readers. Apparently older
ones were more robust.

> As can be seen here for example: 
> https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python->
list/2017-January/thread.html
> 
> Note how most threads start in the leftmost column and 
> replies are indented. But this does not occur where you began 
> the new subject: "Clickable hyperlinks".

Yes, pipermail does seem to have a few bugs, this is the second one I've
seen.
 
> Thanks.

I did say in the message you're replying to that I will try to remember
to start new threads with brand new messages. (Even though I think
pipermail's behavior is a bug, that's what many people read the list
from.)