In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Felice Friese wrote:
>
>
> > Thanks, Andy. Maybe by next year I'll have a new trick to drive someone
> > batty.
>
> Felice,
>
> I have been experimenting with various newsreaders and I can tell you
> what I have found: the "start a new thread when the subject changes"
> option is a "toggle" that the users themselves can choose to switch on
> or off in the "user preferences" settings; i.e. it's up to the
> individual to choose whether this happens or not. If they choose to
> turn it "on" that's their problem, <shrug>
> I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if I were you.

I've lost two month's sleep over this.

:-)

It appears that I have the option of breaking my newreader preferences
also. I'm happy with what I have, so I'm not changing it.

I do change the subject line, when it gets really off.