Kathy, thanks, this is helpful. However, the *easiest* and *fastest* way to
follow a thread is if everyone would use their "reply" button, which
automatically inserts the *same* words into the subject, making it
unnecessary for others to search the archives, at least for the recent
posts. Of the 100 or so lists that my husband and I subscribe to, this is
the *only* list where people don't use a consistent word/phrase for the
same topic. Having the same topic also helps readers to quickly see what
the most "hot" topic is.

>It is quite easy to do an archive search to find all the messages about a
>particular topic, regardless of what the subject line may read.  If you
>want to see what has been said on LactNet about ICEA and violations of the
>WHO Code, just do an archive search on ICEA since October 1999 (since this
>is a recent thread).  The subject line may read "I'm pissed" or "Integrity"
>or something else, but the archive search will find all the posts that
>mention ICEA in the body.


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