At 04:46 AM 6/29/1999 , Bernie Cosell wrote:
>On 28 Jun 99, at 21:09, Charles Bruce, Stewart wrote:
>> Sorting is immensely simplified by the use of subject prefixes.
>UGH. I hate subject prefixes. Could you explain what is made better
>by using subject prefixes rather than just selecting on
>Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ???
You seem to be refering to using filters.
My ability to configure filters is not at minimal levels, I now so realize.
I will investigate this further.
>> well it could make tha difference between my being able to stay on this fine list
>here or not,
>> & I imagine the same is true with others.
>
>I would doubt it --- I would think that most folk for whom email-
>traffic-flow is a problem or consideration would have long-since
>mastered the filtering/sorting machinery of their mail client, no?
All except myself, it seems. I will try to remedy this.
I see you use Pegasus. Im disappointed with Eudora.
Are you studied in comparisons between these 2?
Is Pegasus prefferable to Eudora in your opinion?
Thanks,
CBS ...
>and such mastery renders using list-prefixes irrelevant [the case is
>slightly different for _subject_ prefixes, where what you have, in
>essence, is several mailing lists siamesed onto one, and the subject-
>prefixes distinguish traffic among the various "sublists"]
>
> /Bernie
>
>
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>Bernie Cosell Roanoke Electronic Village
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Roanoke, VA
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