Yes, GMail is great for things like this, especially being able to archive the topics that you want to keep. I have differnet gmail accounts, but one just for the user group, so have heaps of invites to give out if anyone wants one. Just email me for them please, they are free by the way.
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:21:44 -0000, Alastair Lack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, Ruth, I'd really like to try it out - thankyou > jal at scata dot org dot uk > > Warm regards ;-) > > Alastair > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ruth > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:18 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] [LegacyUserGroup DIGEST] > > I believe I have the answer for those prepared to use webmail. (I'm > sorry this therefore won't suit those on dial-up.) > > Get a Gmail account and subscribe to individual messages. Gmail works > brilliantly for my genealogy email list subscriptions. It groups > messages together by subject - so you get a whole string filed > together. It hides text repeated from earlier emails giving you the > option to "Show quoted text". It has 1Gb capacity so encourages users > to archive emails rather than delete them - it then uses Google > technology to search those archived messages where necessary. You can > set up filters to identify, for example, all messages to the Legacy > list or all emails sent directly to you. As you can see I'm a bit of > a convert. I've got no connection with the product - just a satisfied > customer. > > Gmail is still in beta so is only available by invitation but I've got > 50 invitations to give away so would be happy to forward them to > listers if they drop me an email. > > Ruth > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:54:03 -0600, Paula Ryburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I believe it was Sherry who suggested subscribing to receive each message. > > I find it easier to delete all emails associated with a topic I know I'm > > not > > interested in (eg, GEDCOM, PDF) and then just read the first of a thread > > to > > see if I want to read further. Else delete! Just another > > uggestion. --Paula > > > > > > Don, et al, > > > > I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree!!! (SNIPPED) Isn't there a better way???????? > > > > Gary > > > > Dear Don, Gary and everyone else! > > I also agree !!! THERE MUST BE a BETTER WAY!! > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
