George M. Middius wrote in message . ..
Jacob Kramer said:

How about just giving the message id? You can't just click on it, but
you can paste it into google's advanced search.

Think about it. You should be able to discern which way is better.

There are advantages to both (one is easier for the reader, the other
for the poster) but I actually wanted to request that people use
messageids instead a while ago. The chief advantages to these are
that they will almost certainly fit on one line and they are unique to
the message. They aren't dependent on a specific archive such as
Google or Deja so they're not time sensitive. And they involve less
cutting and pasting by the writer so they are less prone to error.
They should eliminate any dispute about whether the link works or what
message is referenced. So this was meant more as a request than a
suggestion.