Yes, that would be considered cross posting. Now if you sent the same message to multiple lists but individually meaning one at a time then that would not be thought of as cross posting. We've decided this policy for a couple of reasons, but suffice it to say that's the way it is on here. David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Thwarting cross posts with Outlook 2003
> David, > > Just wanted to ensure I was on the same page with cross posts? Say I'm a > member of group A,B,C, & D. Would cross posting be if I generated a > question or comment to Group A and then put groups B, C, & D in the cc > field? > > thanks > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Ferrin > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Thwarting cross posts with Outlook 2003 > > > This is why we have decided to restrict such activity on these lists. > David Ferrin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Feist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:43 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Thwarting cross posts with Outlook 2003 > > >> Evening all. First some background. The following is a scenario which >> occurs way too frequently on many lists I'm on. For example, a person >> will >> cross post to, let's say, four other lists. And let's say I'm also on >> those >> four lists. Instead of one email, I've now received sixteen identical >> emails. that's four that appear on each list. Mull over that. Sixteen >> copies of one email. That's a lot. In actuality, if I'm on all four >> lists, >> without the cross posting I should expect to receive a maximum of four >> identical emails. Now that's to be expected and is perfectly >> understandable... but not sixteen. >> >> Now when you consider that this type of behavior is all too common, I >> face >> hundreds of identical emails a day. I'm sure many of you can relate. >> The >> problem grows at an exponential rate and is out of control in a short >> period >> of time. Also, I can literally reach my on-line email limit with so many >> repeats if I'm away for just a few days and can't clear out my inbox >> before >> it's too late. >> >> And now I come to the reason I bring this up here. My question is there >> any >> way with Outlook 2003 to set it up to automatically delete all cross >> posts >> and leave me with just one email? Since there seems to be no sign that >> this >> poor email etiquette is on the decline, I'm hoping that I can take the >> bull >> by the horns so I don't have to continue spending more time deleting >> repeated emails than reading my messages. >> >> Naturally, Outlook won't be able to take care of all the repeated emails >> on-line that eat up my email storage before I can download them. >> >> FYI, grouping by conversation doesn't work for me because when I set my >> folders up that way they're no longer in any order that makes sense. In >> Outlook XP, this method worked better because grouping by conversation >> put >> the newest grouped emails at the top where I could easily find them. But >> now in Outlook 2003, they can be anywhere. In other words, if I group by >> conversation, it actually takes me longer to scroll through all my >> email-from top to bottom which is a lot-- to find the particular groups I >> wish to delete. Anyway, I felt I needed to explain why grouping by >> conversation and then deleting the thread is not a viable option. >> Believe >> me, I've tried repeatedly, but Outlook 2003 and XP are two different >> animals >> in this regard. >> >> That being said, if anyone's got any suggestions for how to thwart this >> annoying cross post habit some people have, I would be extremely >> grateful. >> Thank you very much. >> >> Chris Feist - The one and only! >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
