The National Enquirer reports at 4:34 PM -0400 10/8/04, bobgir2004 wrote: > > This feature is also available in Entourage, although I never used it > > myself. Never saw the advantage of a digest. > >Funny. I've tried it both ways and I can't imagine *not* getting it as a >digest. > >As the poster to whom I responded observed, trying to follow a thread when >you receive posts one email at a time can be very confusing.
While I wouldn't want to try and talk anyone out of their preferred method, let me give you the other side of the picture. As someone who in days gone by received anywhere from 400-600 mail-list messages a day (I've cut back on my mail-lists in the last year or two), I have *never* used a digest mode. The biggest reason is the time-delay between when the posts are actual made and the time the digest reaches the subscribers. There are times when urgent help is needed ASAP. Secondly, although I don't know how the digest mode on this list is configured, I always found trying to locate a specific message in a digest a pain in the neck. It's very easy to look at all of the individual messages and select the one(s) you want to read immediately. I don't see where trying to follow a thread is difficult in the non-digest mode. I assume that your email client can can sort incoming messages by thread. If it's a "I can't remember what an early message said" problem, just keep those that look interesting to you, instead of deleting them right away. Or move all read messages to a mailbox where you keep them for a week before deleting. >However, as the French say: "Chacun a son gout." I don't understand French, but if it roughly means "whatever makes your boat float." I agree. :-) That's what makes the world go around. Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
