You can reply to a Topic or to another user's reply. To reply directly to the Topic, you must first open that initial Topic message. From the Open Message page, click Reply button to respond to that message. This will display the Reply To Topic page.
The default reply Subject is "Re: < topic subject line >." If you prefer, you can type over the default subject line with a different subject for clarification.
Next, fill in the message Body. At this time, you can also add an attachment to your reply by browsing for the file to be affixed. If you wish to provide a link to a specific Bug or another Discussion message within your message Body, use Link Notation.
When all the information has been filled in, click Submit. The new reply appears at the end of the reply list on the Message Page.
After submitting a reply, the user is returned to the Topics page.