Paul Hartman wrote: > gOn Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I sort of covered this a while ago but in a nutshell, when I send a >> email to this list, I don't get a copy back. I have a copy in my sent >> box but not a copy that comes back from the list. I view this list >> threaded so it can confuse me if I forget to copy a message back. >> Someone could reply to my message and me not even know it was me they >> responded too. >> > > I know of two 100% sure ways to do this, and one possible way. > > 1. Use the web-based interface. My sent emails on this list show up in > the thread where they belong. I know, I know. :) >
I'm on dial-up and gmail doesn't like my slow connection. I get at least one error pop up on every page. This is not a option for me at least. > 2. Use IMAP and utilize gmail's labels. For instance, I have a filter > set up to apply the "gentoo" label to anything on this list and skip > the inbox. In Thunderbird, the "gentoo" label shows up as a folder > under my gmail account. All new messages from the list show up there, > and my sent mail does as well. When I click that folder in > Thunderbird, I can see the threaded view of all messages on this list > -- including my own. > I looked into IMAP a couple times and didn't like that either. I use folders and sort my mail that way. I have a folder for each gentoo mailing list I subscribe to, my friends, companies I do business with. My filters sort them as they come in. It works and I like it this way. > 3. If IMAP is not an option and you must use POP, perhaps you can set > up a filter on gmail to move your sent mail to the inbox, or set up > your e-mail client to BCC yourself on every sent message. > I have not tried the BCC option. I'm about to try that now tho. ;-) > >> On the spam thing, I use POP access so I don't want any spam filtering. >> I do that on my end plus I used to get a LOT of false positives. Right >> now, I check via web mail and tell it NONE of what it thinks is spam is >> actually spam. It may mess up their filters but it is starting to send >> them to me so it is working a little at least. >> > > You can disable spam filtering. Set up a filter to catch all of your > e-mail and use the "Never send it to Spam" option. I am on mailing > lists that deal with spam and phishing, probably the majority of the > messages would go to spam without that feature. On the web interface, > it even puts a little note next to the message that says something to > the effect of "Gmail thinks this is spam, but because of your filter > we've allowed it anyway". > > Good luck :) > > Paul > > > I have searched the net, asked on this list a while back and nothing disabled the spam filter on google. I tried several different ways but none of them stops google from marking them as spam. I think they know people are trying to disable it and they adjust to make it not work. I like gmail but those two things, spam filter and not getting copies back, are really irritating. I do wish there was a way for me to fix this tho. Dale :-) :-)
