Re: Balsa not threading correctly?

[Peter Bloomfield <PeterBloomfield bellsouth net>]

On 09/20/2004 06:39:17 AM, Andreas Schmidt wrote:
> Hi, I just noticed that balsa (still 2.0.17; just looked over  
> changelog/bts though and didn'f find any mention of this) seems  
> to have difficulties with threading messages. I first thought  
> that there was something wrong with the message headers and  
> wanted to repair the threading with mutt. However, mutt already  
> did display the messages in the correct order.
>
> I have attached two screenshot excerpts that show how mutt and  
> balsa handle the same thread. If you need any other info, just  
> holler!

Hi Andreas!

With jwz, Balsa threads messages first by references and then by  
subject.  What you show might happen if:

- the original message's ID isn't listed in the References  
headers of the replies;
AND
- the subject in the replies has some character other than a  
simple space following the "Re:" (perhaps a "non-breaking  
space").

Balsa uses g_ascii_isspace() to trim off the whitespace between  
"Re:" and what it assumes to be the original subject, and it can  
be fooled.

Best,

Peter