GNU bug report logs - #66330
28.2; Gnus wide reply (S W) changes Subject header when used from Debbugs thread

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From: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, mirai <at> makinata.eu, 66330 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#66330: 28.2; Gnus wide reply (S W) changes Subject header when used from Debbugs thread
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:48:15 +0300

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
> Hi Eli,
>
>>> The subject changing could be an issue outside of Gnus. E.g when
>>> responding to a patch in git patch series outside of Guix.
>>>
>>> However I think it is a general issue that mail clients append Re: or
>>> some localized variation of it.
>>
>> Re: and its localized variants are not a problem: all Emacs MUAs
>> support that and know how to ignore them for threading purposes.
>
> This is right in general. They have problems with cascaded localized
> prefixes, like "Re: AW: ". But that's another problem, and an edge case
> rather. Nothing I worry about.

It depends on how far much you interact with people that don't speak
English as their native language.

But then it's a minor issue even it's not an edge case.

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