Re: Why NNTP is not default protocol for php groups
| From: | Curt Zirzow | Date: | Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:29:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Why NNTP is not default protocol for php groups | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | Groups: | php.general |
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* Thus wrote T. H. Grejc (php@1203.qwe.uni.cc):
> Justin Patrin wrote:
> >The threading works just fine. The problem is that users have ignorant
> >mail software that don't set the thread headers correctly. Even
> >newsgroup client software might do this. This is *not* the server's
> >fault in any way, shape, or form.
>
> Sure it's not servers fault, knowing that news.php.net is not *real*
> news server. It is mailing list mirror. News server dont make threads
> based on subject like mailing list, but based on message header field.
The servers don't make threads, its the client software that is
responsible for following up to and displaying threads, properly.
Curt
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