@techreport{buxey-document-00, number = {draft-buxey-document-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-buxey-document/00/}, author = {Alan Buxey}, title = {{Clearing attributes on non-referenced material}}, pagetotal = 10, year = 2006, month = jan, day = 24, abstract = {RFC 822 {[}RFC0822{]} defines many headers which can be applied to email messages and RFC 2076 {[}RFC2076{]} provides a simple summary of the commonly occurring headers in headings of e-mail messages. Both of these RFCs define the 'In-Reply-To' and 'References' fields - which have since had their definitions improved in RFC 2822 {[}RFC2822{]} and RFC 1036 {[}RFC1036{]} respectively. These fields are used by 'thread capable' email clients to display messages grouped together in organised parent/child relationships that enable the reader to follow a train of thought or a process of information dissemination. However, if a reply to such a threaded message does not contain relevant follow-up information or is used as a platform to deliver a new message with new subject, then that reply is put within the already existing thread. This is known as 'Thread-Jacking'. This draft proposes a couple of techniques which can be undertaken to resolve this issue within the scope of email.}, }