Pablo Manalastas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > and we are now faced with the bigger problem of how to read the > thousands of posts that have accumulated in our PLUG mailboxes.
Tips on dealing with an e-mail overload: ;) (which you probably already know how to do, but ah well) - Have your mail sorted into different folders or groups. For example, my personal mail goes to mail.misc, PLUG mail goes to list.plug.plug, PLUG-ORG mail goes to list.plug.plug-org ... - Sort messages by thread or by subject. This allows you to quickly skip past topics you aren't interested in. Downside: People who reply to threads instead of composing new messages may get lost in the shuffle, but they really should observe proper mailing list netiquette anyway. - Quickly browse through subjects. - Figure out how to use your mail client's kill-thread functions. - Score like crazy. Emacs/Gnus has adaptive scoring, which means it can automatically score down threads I've killed in the past. I also use it to score up certain people and score down known trolls. - If all else fails, read your personal mail, read replies to threads you've participated in, do a keyword search for your name, and postpone the rest until you have more free time. |) Emacs/Gnus makes it easy to deal with lots of mail. <grin> -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 4 BS CS Ateneo geekette interests: emacs, gnu/linux, wearables, teaching compsci _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
