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You're welcome.
Not being an expert in php, I only got the general drift of what you said, and it looks like a big job. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
On the other hand, most threads don't go to 40 or 50 replies (but would they with the ease of replying via e-mail?), only 4 or 6, so the problems might be more theoretical than actual. And if the threading were maintained, then one reading it on the Web could figure out what went where, if there were a real problem.
Or the Admin could break the thread into two separate ones.
Authentication might be handled by making everybody officially "anonymous" (or "e-mail") if they replied by e-mail, and then they could sign their names, if they wanted attribution.
I know that doesn't prevent you from slandering someone using my name, but if that is a risk on someone's board, they could just turn off the e-mail participation feature.
What I am saying is that I am in favor of at least a limited way to do e-mail posts as a test....
As to the "?" issue, is it different in php?

:-Doug.
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