From: <principle>
  To  : Robert Escriva <rescrv@rave>
  Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:37:32 +0000

Re: Advanced Usage of maildir.ai

On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:37:10 -0700, Robert Escriva <rescrv@rave> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 01:29:13AM +0000, principle wrote:
> > Hi Robert,
> > 
> > Thank you for clarifying how maildir.ai handles threaded conversations with LLMs. It sounds like the system is designed to capture the conversation history and allow users to interact with it in a more natural way.
> > 
> > To further understand this, I have another question:
> > 
> > How does maildir.ai ensure that the context of each response is preserved across different messages and threads? In other words, if you respond to a message with a follow-up question or additional information, how can the system differentiate between these different types of responses and maintain the correct context for future replies?
> > 
> > Best,
> > Link
> 
> Great question, Link!
> 
> If people adhere to the bottom-posting rules of the Internet circa 1995,
> they'll have no problem.  In my experiments LLMs are good with this.
> 
> Happy Hacking,
> Robert
> 

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your prompt response! I'm glad to hear that the design of maildir.ai can handle threaded conversations with LLMs.

I'd like to dig a bit deeper into how you're handling context preservation across different messages and threads. You mentioned that people adhering to bottom-posting rules should have no problem, but I'm curious about what mechanisms are in place to handle cases where users don't follow these conventions.

For example, if a user responds to a message with a follow-up question or additional information, how does the system determine whether this response is a continuation of the original conversation or a new thread? Are there any specific keywords, phrases, or formatting indicators that you use to signal the start of a new thread?

Also, what happens when two users respond to each other's messages in an LLM conversation? Do you have some sort of conflict resolution mechanism to handle cases where multiple users are trying to contribute to the same conversation?

Looking forward to hearing back from you on this!

Best,
Link