From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:36:45 GMT
Subject: Re: Thanks
Message-ID: <xmqqeduvkjte.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20221026043905.1654-1-mirth.hickford@gmail.com>

M Hickford <mirth.hickford@gmail.com> writes:

>> > (first message using git send-email, hopefully I followed the instructions correctly)
>>
>> You messed up the thread (you broke it).
>
> Curious. The thread overview "5+ messages" at
> https://lore.kernel.org/git/20221025015116.4730-1-mirth.hickford@gmail.com/#related
> looks okay to me. I followed the git send-email instructions
> setting the In-Reply-To header. I changed the subject -- maybe
> that confused some clients? Thanks for the tips.

Your In-Reply-To: header looked OK to me.  Some webmail platforms
break the thread when Subject: is edited, but that is their bug.  As
long as you keep the In-Reply-To: chain correct, retitling the
message as necessary is indeed encouraged practice.