mailing list vs newsgroup

[Alex Rice]

On Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 03:54  AM, Hans Ydelm wrote:

> This is probably the busiest mailing list I subscribe too. 
> Unfortunately
> when the volume is too high it is difficult to see the mailing threads
> and a newsgroup reader would be much better.

I agree that threads are easier to read-- but that's not good enough 
reason to start a newsgroup IMHO.

You can read the list in a threaded view here on the web:
http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/

This article mentions some mail clients that do message threading:

	http://www.jwz.org/doc/threading.html
	"""In this document, I describe what is, in my humble but correct 
opinion, the best known algorithm for threading messages (that is, 
grouping messages together in parent/child relationships based on which 
messages are replies to which others.)  This is the threading algorithm 
that was used in Netscape Mail and News 2.0 and 3.0, and in Grendel.  
"""

Does anyone know why so few mail clients offer threaded views by 
subject? Most Usenet news readers do have threading by subject... go 
figure.

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
http://ARCplanning.com