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017
018package org.apache.commons.net.nntp;
019
020/**
021 * A placeholder interface for threadable message objects Author: Rory Winston (rwinston@checkfree.com)
022 */
023public interface Threadable {
024    boolean isDummy();
025
026    Threadable makeDummy();
027
028    String messageThreadId();
029
030    String[] messageThreadReferences();
031
032    void setChild(Threadable child);
033
034    void setNext(Threadable next);
035
036    String simplifiedSubject();
037
038    boolean subjectIsReply();
039}