On Tuesday 07 Jan 2003 9:56 am, Andy Micklethwaite wrote: > At 12:22 06/01/03 +0000, you wrote: > >It was never my intention to set off such a long OT, but it is harmless. > > For those who find it a problem it is a simple matter to set a filter > > that ignores such posts - correct me if I'm wrong? > > ... > > Hi, > > I've been on this list for 2 days. I'm a newbie to MD, trying to convert > from Windoze - Among many other things I've not got the SM56 modem going > yet - guess why! <BG>. > > However I use a dial up connection, and my access time has gone up an order > of magnitude with downloading 500+ emails from this list in 2 days. I > haven't looked at the percentage of OTs to 'real' stuff, but it's not at > all helpful to newbies. There appear to be helpful hints in there but > finding them is not easy. I wonder how many other newbies are being put off > by the sheer volume of OT. I am certainly wondering whether continuing here > is worthwhile - the noise to signal ratio is too high at present. I shall > persist for a short time to see what the norm is - or even who<G> > You hit us at the wrong time, Andy. There is usually a bit of OT, but not much. This last 2 days have been most unusual. However, things have been a bit quiet in the past few weeks. The norm, without much OT, is 200 - 250 posts a day.
The sheer amount of info here is a bit 'can't see the wood for the trees'. I suggest that you start by setting a filter (or 2) to move newbie posts containing words or phrases that mean they are most likely to be of interest to you, with the filter moving them to a newbie folder. Delete the rest of the incoming stuff, for now. You can change your setup when you are ready for more. HTH Anne
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