On Dec 2, 2007 1:38 AM, David Pollak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I subscribe to dozens of lists and manage 5. I've also be participating in
> discussion lists on the Internet since 1989. I've used more than 2 dozen
> mail and news readers over the years. I've developed my own workflow and my
> own preferences.
>
> I prefer to use GMail for reading discussion groups. It's available in a
> near uniform format on all my devices (Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone, eee PC,
> etc.) It manages conversations very well. I find it better than almost all
> my mail clients (except perhaps Thunderbird) for managing communications.
>
> I am not a fan of putting different communications in different folders. I
> find that I can monitor different discussions most effectively if they are
> all in my in-box, but with a small indicator of which group the discussion
> is part of. I can quickly scan the titles and make the decision to dive
> deeper or archive. I have tried the "different folders for different
> groups" strategy in the past and I don't like it. I wind up delaying my
> reading of important stuff and the context switch is costly for me.
>
> These are my habits and behaviors. They are different from the optimal
> habits that other people have developed over the years. This does not make
> me or someone with other habits a better or worse person. If there was
> universal agreement on the matter, the universal choice with be enforced by
> discussion group systems.
Firstly - apologies for adding to the noise.
If you have a Gmail filter which labels mail from this list by looking
at the headers but does not archive it then the mail will appear in
your inbox with an indication that it is from this list. The latest
version if Gmail even lets you choose the colour of the label. You can
collapse the pane which shows labels if you find that distracting.
So you can, effectively, use Gmail to add a group prefix of your own
to arbitrary messages.
Best Wishes
John Wilson
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