Just recently, I started using a filter to Star and Archive all my [TriLUG] and other discussion group messages. I get enough of them that I never get anything done if I read them as they come in. This way they're separated from my real mail. Also there are often threads that I'm not interested in reading. These I can un-star very easily w/out loading any new pages, and they're already archived.
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:07:06 -0400, Ed Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gmail is the most amazing web-based email I have ever used. It blew my > mind when I first got it. > > The thing I like most is how it groups all threads/conversations. For > example, when new mail arrives from an old thread. When you open the > new message, all the previous messages in the thread are right there, > collapsed. You can click any of the previous messages, and it will > expand so you can see the message. By default, it hides all quoted > text from old messages to avoid redundancy, but again you can expand > it. > > Shrinking, expanding, etc doesn't load a new page. In fact, > wheverever possible, the links in gmail modify the current page rather > than going to a new page. It does things I'd never imagined were > possible on a webpage, and makes everything much faster. > > The option to delete mail forever is definitely still there, but I > hardly use it unless I get spam. > Where most webmail services have a Delete button, gmail has an Archive > button, making it pretty easy to archive messages. The advantages > being you can always go back and find messages if for some reason you > need them later, you don't have to leave a bunch of messages in your > inbox, and all previous messages in a conversation/thread are > available for viewing. > > Instead of Folders to sort messages, gmail uses Labels. It's > virtually the same thing, but you can have more than one label per > message. > > The spam protection is pretty decent I hear, but I haven't gotten any yet. > > Anyway, I LOVE gmail and would recommend it to anybody. I used to hate > webmail, but this is truly excellent. > > Ed > > > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:49:11 -0400 (EDT), Matt Pusateri > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't know, but I'll offer a free gmail invite to whoever comes up > > > with the best answer. ;-) > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:15:48AM -0400, bp wrote: > > >> "Explain the meaning of life to me and I'll send you a Gmail invite." > > >> > > >> When did pimping out Gmail invites get so popular? Every day i check > > >> the > > >> list I see another person asking a question with a dangling > > >> gmail-invite for the best answer. > > > > > > I was going to leave this thread alone, but as my Grandma likes to tell me > > "You hate peace" > > > > 1. First if I offend anyone I am sorry > > > > 2. I think the gmail invites have spurred some good discusions (although > > most way over my head) > > > > 3. Maybe someone with a Gmail account can weigh in here, but I don't see > > why I would want one? I don't want google analyzing every email I send > > and then inserting their own content (ie ads, etc) into my mail. If they > > aren't doing this then I have misunderstood. Also I don't know if I like > > the we will keep your email forever even if you delete it? Again if I > > have misunderstood let me know. I don't think I need 1G of email of > > course it is nice that I got 100M from my throw away yahoo account because > > of it. But maybe I just don't get it because I am lucky enough for my > > employer to let me have a server on their IP space, and thus just run my > > own mail server. > > > > 4. If I would get a Gmail account from someone who is pimping one, would > > that make me their Gmail Ho? > > > > > > Matt Pusateri > > > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > > > -- > Ed Anderson > Providence Software Solutions, Inc. > -- Ed Anderson Providence Software Solutions, Inc. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
