>>819-820
just comment out (or remove) this section:

if($parent) # bumping
{
	# check for sage, or too many replies
	unless($email=~/sage/i or sage_count($parent_res)>MAX_RES)
	{
		$sth=$dbh->prepare("UPDATE ".SQL_TABLE." SET lasthit=$time WHERE num=? OR parent=?;") or make_error(S_SQLFAIL);
		$sth->execute($parent,$parent) or make_error(S_SQLFAIL);
	}
}

or change the first line there to if(!NEVER_BUMP && $parent) # bumping and put eval "use constant NEVER_BUMP => 0" unless (defined &NEVER_BUMP); in config_defaults.pl and use constant NEVER_BUMP => 1; in config.pl.