Re: [OT] Linking to threads in this list Re: Infinite page length

[Felix Janda]

David Wright wrote:
[snip]
> As you probably know, each email posting has a "unique" Message-ID in
> the header, and typically this will be available in replies as the
> In-Reply-To header. Earlier Message-IDs may also be included in the
> References header.
> 
> Unfortunately, the system that copies the postings onto
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/ strips
> these fields from the header, and considers the User-agent
> a more important line. Is anyone here seriously interested
> that I post with Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) wheras Urs uses
> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101
> Thunderbird/38.5.0?

The Message-IDs are certainly more useful.

They can still be obtained by using the mboxes from

ftp://lists.gnu.org/lilypond-user/

or from the "Subject:" link at

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general/109513

-Felix