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I've gotten to know Steve Yost through our mutual ThreadsML efforts.  So NOW he releases QuickThreads - which is part of his QuickTopicPro release.

Quickthreads is a key step in getting interop working between various forms of communications.  Ever want to convert the on-going email interchange that you're all wound up in - to an organized message board format?  Well that's what QuickThread is for!

Here's how it works:

- select a few of the messages that are part of your email thread.  These messages will have the addresses of all the participants in it.

- forward (as attachment - from Outlook) to a specific QuickTopicPro mail address.  Wallah!  You've created a QuickThread!

- all of the participants will be notified of such and given the opportunity to opt-out.

- from then on all of you have a functioning QuickTopic thread to play with - which means you can submit entries via email - and it works like a mail list, or you can post entires on teh web site - but either way - all participants get it.  A hybrid mail list/message board.  QuickTopic strips out the last 'stuff' providing a clean summary of all stages of the conversation.

Only NOW you can start this DIRECTLY from the email interchange you're engaged in.....

Totally fucking cool!

Next stop a second ThreadsML compliant app - so we can move these conversations between systems!  Thanks Steve!

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Whether it be on Mark's forum, his blog or here - I'm sending him the same message.

This is why ThreadsML was invented - to connect together different systems - involving on-line conversations - in any form.

QuickThreads takes disjointed email exchange and turns in into a comprehensive conversation.  Though we'll need accompanying logic written for notification, etc. - ThreadsML does provide the building for interop between disparate communications systems.