I generally try to trim messages when replying, but I'm one of those nasty "top repliers", too. What can I say? Trying to generate documentation by mining archives is generally a bad idea, so I see that whole issue as a red herring. Network new style interfaces have their advantages, but I sure wouldn't want to be forced to use one. Maybe a better interface to VistA Mailman would make it easier to use. For example, in Apple mail, I create "smart mailboxes" that show me the messages arriving ona a given day or from particular senders. Of course, this is mail, so those messages include what would be responses in Mailman. I also occasionally flag messages for follow up. All of these are things that would be impossible in Mailman. On the other hand, if you want to create an environment where it is easy to navigate threads (e.g., using the "back up" feature in Mailman) then standard mail has its own disadvantages. To me, messages in Mailman seem rather like IRC channels that you can enter and leave at will without missing anything.
--- Nancy Anthracite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the risk of being shot on sight, I like the long accumulated tails > of stuff > in the emails on threads. I find myself grumbling when they are not > there > and I am trying to figure something out from them. > > I have to admit that Open Forum's way of handling those tails was the > first > time I had seen something like that and it was pretty darn slick. > But the > remaining aspects of forum would likely scare away new and maybe even > older > users in droves. > === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can ensure failure." --Kent Beck ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
