This is not such a commonly known way of reading list e-mail, but it is very useful, and relevant to the readers on RCSE so I thought I'd post. If you are currently reading e-mail with the Netscape browser , you can sort the messages by thread. (If you didn't know, or aren't doing it, Netscape can be configured under Edit->Preferences to read e-mail from POP or IMAP mail servers [meaning just about all of them]). To sort by thread, you don't have to go up to the "View->Sort->By Thread" menu each time (which is tedius). Here's how to use it, and use it efficiently: Lets say you're looking at an email that says "Re: NSP has radical gliders..." and that has been going on like that for a few days, replies to replies. In the title bar, above your list of messages, there is a small icon that looks like an absurd 'format paragraph staggered' symbol from Microsoft Word or something. That means sort-by-thread. Click on that, and the whole thread will be displayed hierarchically and you can tune into any select part of its evolution at a glance. Its very powerful, misunderstood, and under-utilized. For convenience, you can actually rearrange the title bar, by just dragging that 'sort-by-thread' symbol all the way over to the left, where it is extremely convenient. (Of course, to sort by date or subject again, just click on those sections of the title bar). -Paul RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
