On 14 Jul 98 at 13:47, John or Valerie Surgeon wrote: > [I think I've mailbombed myself!]. ... I've had some trouble > following who said what to who and when. The double and single > greater thans get mixed up sometimes, and my ISP seems to download > my messages kind of mixed up, so a reply can come in before the > original message. ... Any suggestions?
Getting inundated with incoming mail is a big problem when you sign up for more than one or two lists, or if they're high volume (like this one is becoming! <grin>). There are features in some of the e-mail programs that let you sort incoming messages into separate folders or in-baskets, or whatever they choose to call it. Then each list can have it's own place to accumulate, and all you see in your regular mailbox is personal messages and the usual spam. Check the documentation for your program and see if they talk about filters, sorting, or twit-filters, as they might use any of those to refer to this function. I'm on about 8 lists, some generating high traffic. I usually get upwards of 300 mail a day. I never read it all, but when I have time, I dip into each of the folders and check up on what's being talked about. Once a month or so I just dump any unread messages over a month or two old to keep my hard disk from filling up too fast. The silver list is the only one that I let come into my incoming mail folder. That way I always see what's going on and if anything is required of the moderator (me). I'd never go back to a program without filtering capabilities. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@mail.id.net ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
