Hello!

I just realized that OXP can produce a fine thread-tree that identifies
the messages that were written as PMs (private messages) in an echo:

OpenXP Re-Org Message Netcall Fido Edit Config Tools ?
Address Hold Delete Kill Reply PM Info Other -------------------------------------------------------------------------
References of "Mail Reader"
334 02.03 Rick Smith Mail Reader
678 02.03 ÃÄÄAlan Ianson
146 02.03 ³ ÃÄÄRick Smith
+* 912 02.03 ³ ÀÄÄAugust Abolins (PM)
599 02.03 ÃÄÄDan Clough
+* 1406 02.03 ÀÄÄAugust Abolins (PM)


In the above, it shows that I wrote one PM to Alan Ianson, and another PM
to Rick Smith in the same topic/conversation.




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Hello August!

*** 02.03.20 at 21:59, August Abolins wrote to All:

I just realized that OXP can produce a fine thread-tree that identifies the messages that were written as PMs (private messages) in an echo:

It's taken you long enough to spot this :-))))))

OpenXP Re-Org Message Netcall Fido Edit Config Tools ?
Address Hold Delete Kill Reply PM Info Other -------------------------------------------------------------------------
References of "Mail Reader"
334 02.03 Rick Smith Mail Reader
678 02.03 ÃÄÄAlan Ianson
146 02.03 ³ ÃÄÄRick Smith
+* 912 02.03 ³ ÀÄÄAugust Abolins (PM)
599 02.03 ÃÄÄDan Clough
+* 1406 02.03 ÀÄÄAugust Abolins (PM)

In the above, it shows that I wrote one PM to Alan Ianson, and another PM to Rick Smith in the same topic/conversation.

Yes, nice feature, isn't it :)

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Hello Martin!

** 03.03.20 - 09:37, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:

I just realized that OXP can produce a fine thread-tree that
identifies the messages that were written as PMs (private messages)
in an echo...

It's taken you long enough to spot this :-))))))

I hadn't started writing many PMs spawned from echomail messages until recently. I needed to check for some messages regarding a certain topic,
and boom - visually - there they were. Before then I had assumed that my
PMs were *only* accessible in the private Address Book section associated with the particular person, and not in the echo database.

Yes, nice feature, isn't it :)

I don't understand why people (usually from the sysop group) frown on the usefulness of threading that can be achieved from MSGID and REPLYID.

In addition to navigating through a "thread" with the keyboard controls, a visual representation can aide in getting to the right message quicker.
The visual tree feature is a nice testament to what can be achieved when taking the time to produce the programming to achieve it.

I think the only other Fidonet-related reader that offered to produce a visual thread tree was Fleetstreet (OS/2)


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