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From: rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: mailing lists vs. news (WAS: Linux vs. FreeBSD)
Date: 25 Jun 1995 14:48:39 -0400
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
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In-reply-to: gryphon@msgi.com's message of 25 Jun 1995 10:49:11 -0400
X-Newsreader: (ding) Gnus v0.87

On 25 Jun 1995 10:49:11 -0400, gryphon@msgi.com (Coranth Gryphon) said:

> On newsgroups side of the balance sheet, I  have yet to see
> a mail reader that threads by subject. 

Look at VM for FSF Emacs 19, included with XEmacs 19.12.  It threads
quite nicely, using both subject line and messageids.  You can also
use the recent GNUS rewrite to read mail with a newsgroup interface.
(ding) GNUS currently runs under FSF emacs 19 and XEmacs 19.12 with a
few patches.

  -- Robert