I've been chatting with Brian about this mailing list (I'm helping him
and Ken with it at the moment), and suggested I post with this
information to help anyone struggling with the lack of a digest here,
and list mail "clogging up" the Inbox.
Whatever mail service you are using, there will be a feature - usually
called a rule or a filter - that lets you do things to your mail as it
comes in. For mailing lists, I like to have that mail taken out of my
Inbox and 'put away' somewhere so that I can ignore it while I'm busy
with other things, and can focus on it when I'm ready to read it.
Here's how...
The filter is going to look for all mail addressed *TO* the mailing
list. That's /LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com/ for the LUG, the address
all list mail is sent to.
For mail programs that use folders, you'll want to set up a folder
somewhere in your mailbox for "LUG" or "LegacyUG", or whatever name you
want to give it. Direct the list mail to that folder.
This will work for any mailing list you subscribe to. Just alter the
address used, and what you call the place it goes to to something
meaningful for that list.
I've taken a screenshot of my own Thunderbird mailbox, which you can see
here
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/o646x2czpz6tamy/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.16.02.png?dl=0>
(links to a Dropbox file, full link below); you'll see I've set up a
folder for Genealogy under "Local Folders", and under Genealogy I have a
folder for this mailing list. And my LUG filter is here
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/gqw2w5cl1f96okp/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.38.49.png?dl=0>
(Dropbox link, full URL below) if you want to see it.
Gmail (on their web site and apps) is a little different, in that it
uses Labels instead of folders. They're a little like tags. Tell Gmail
to apply a label (call it LUG or something useful) and skip the Inbox
(archive it). (Set this up in a web browser via the Settings, and
you'll find it carries through to any Gmail app you use on other
devices.) See a screenshot of my LUG label at Gmail here
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/zho3jnlaso3q4tm/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.29.11.png?dl=0>
(another Dropbox link, full URL below) if you're interested.
You may have the option at this point to apply your new filter to
existing mail. You may like to do that - it will pick up any old list
mail that is still in the system.
Now your list mail is in its own folder, and any new mail will go there
too, waiting for you to read it when you're ready for it, and out of the
way when you're not. The posts you haven't yet read will be marked as
unread, so you can always tell where you're up to.
Check out your service's Help for specific instructions. If you need
further help, feel free to write to me _directly_ (ie, to
wendy.how...@gmail.com, do NOT post to the list!) and tell me what
program or service you're using, and I'll do my best to assist you.
Hope this helps. :-)
Wendy
Dropbox link of Thunderbird screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o646x2czpz6tamy/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.16.02.png?dl=0
Dropbox link of Thunderbird filter:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gqw2w5cl1f96okp/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.38.49.png?dl=0
Dropbox link of Gmail screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zho3jnlaso3q4tm/Screenshot%202016-02-25%2018.29.11.png?dl=0
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