>> it's important. I then can see at a glance what is personal, because >> it is not labeled.
okay, i get now - the labels thingy on the left hand side shows only things labeled as such. the problem is that there is no way to see "everything that has no label", so your statement above doesn't work. if i've got lots-o-labeled stuff, and a handful of non-labeled stuff, then it's really hard to see the non-labeled stuff. this is sort of lame. am i still being dumb? oh btw - if you want a gmail acct, send me an email (jcoates at gmail) and i'll give you one. i've got a few. >None of this, though, will fix the problem the changing subjects >caused for my "conversations" unfortunately. it's a plot bryan. and it's working. muahhaha... ;-) Josh Coates http://www.jcoates.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bryan Murdock Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:15 PM To: Derek Davis; BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] lack of gmail folders On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:25:04 -0600, Derek Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 18:55:12 -0600, Josh Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Sure, I use labels just like folders to organize things. > > > > um, yeah - i use labels too, but all they do is put a little label next to > > my email - it doesnt 'organize' them. i still end up with a cluttered mess. > > > > again, am i missing something? i must be - this doesn't seem right. > > > > Josh Coates > > http://www.jcoates.org > > It organizes them if you click on the label name to the left of your > inbox. The way I use it is that I mark all my plug and uug emails > with the corresponding labels, and I don't label personal email unless Then I archive everything. If I want to then go > through my plug email, I just click on the "plug" label, and it only > shows me my plug email. Might as well be a folder. If I want a > specific email, but can't remember if it was plug, uug, or a personal > response from someone, I can do a search and gmail will search > everything no matter the label. Don't know if that clears things up > for you, but over the last month, I've grown fond of this way of doing > things. :) My only complaints, are that gmail doesn't automatically > bottom post, or handle gpg signatures and encryption. Ah well, > nothings perfect. (except mutt) Hmm, it looks like you can create filters too, which will be nice. Bryan ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
