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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 *
    023 */
    024public interface Threadable {
    025    boolean isDummy();
    026
    027    Threadable makeDummy();
    028
    029    String messageThreadId();
    030
    031    String[] messageThreadReferences();
    032
    033    void setChild(Threadable child);
    034
    035    void setNext(Threadable next);
    036
    037    String simplifiedSubject();
    038
    039    boolean subjectIsReply();
    040}