src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/nntp/Threadable.java

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package org.apache.commons.net.nntp; 

/**
 * A placeholder interface for threadable message objects
 * Author: Rory Winston <rwinston@checkfree.com>
 *
 */
public interface Threadable {
    public boolean isDummy();
    public String messageThreadId();
    public String[] messageThreadReferences();
    public String simplifiedSubject();
    public boolean subjectIsReply();
    public void setChild(Threadable child); 
    public void setNext(Threadable next);
    public Threadable makeDummy();
}