Re: email headers on lists like this one

[Björn Bidar]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

> i am subscribed to this list, but it is in a different folder.  even
> if i participate in a thread, including starting one, it stays in that
> folder, so i frequently miss replies to my posts.  are there settings
> for these maiing lists that will add headers like in-reply-to or
> references or something so that those particular threads will show up
> in my inbox?

There are ways to do that however if a user doesn't correctly cc or to
the mailing list you have to move the email manually if they for example
address you directly or in cc.
Only the mailing list it self sets the headers.

> [please note that i am aware that my particular email is webmail.  i
> am not asking for advice on using it [such advice would be welcome
> offline] and insead asking if the mailing list, on which most posts,
> including replies, seem to be "to the list", can be set with some
> feature that is more likely to put threads that i participate in into
> my inbox, without putting all threads there.  then i won't miss
> replies as much.  in this case it isn't threads per se but soething
> called conversations, but idk the details.]

There are headers for that however please check your mail provider for
how to filter, for example if you have sieve you can do very good
filtering.

The headers that you can use to filter mailing list are standardized
to an extended some have custom entries that can help to further filter
your mails.
For example this list has these headers:
List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/help-gnu-emacs>,
 <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs>
List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
 <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>

You can view if you view the mail raw in your email program, most web
uis allows that too.

If you have sieve you can for the field list-id quite good to filter
list.

For example I have this filter for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org:

require ["fileinto", "regex", "mailbox"];
if anyof(header :matches "List-ID" "*<help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>",
  address :matches "from" "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org",
  address :matches "cc" "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org",
  address :matches "to" "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org") {
    fileinto "Emacs.Help";
    stop;
}


If no one has you in cc or to using list-id is enough however  using cc
or to is a good safety measure to make sure they go to your list folder.

Br,

Björn