Re: Mail Cookies

Dave Crocker <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:22:56 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.mail.ng
Organization Brandenburg InternetWorking
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hadmut,


HD> I'd propose to invent "Mail Cookies" similar to 
HD> HTTP cookies. Could allow to follow thread and
HD> to identify replies to former messages.

1.  How is that different from the Message-ID of the first message in
the thread?

2.  Threads often develop sub-structure, looking like a tree. How would
the subordinate branches be distinguished?



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