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