Hiro said: >Mikael Byström / 2006/03/22 / 12:39 PM wrote: > >>One conclusion I made from the "RMW in the browser" discussion is that >>the recent messages listing seem to be a vital part of how PowerMail >>users interact with their email messages. At least for users being on >>this list. >>It's also true for me. Without it, I may have never have chosen PowerMail. > > >Interesting. I never felt using that feature. When I tried it, I >didn't feel it benefits my workflow so I never opened RMW again.
computer artwork by subhash said: >So did I. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Would you care to describe your workflow? What types of email do you receive and send? Business, mailing lists, private? What are the volume of messages? Do you also think that you would have no use for saveable searches in the form of 'smart folders' á la the 'smart playlists' in iTunes or 'smart folders' in Mail? Personally I have business-oriented correspondence: about 3-15 incoming and outgoing every workday, Mailing lists: 350-500 messages per day, most *not* ending up in the RMW, because how I've setup my filters. This way I can choose what mailing list and current subjects I have time for and adjust filters accordingly. Spam: 50 per day, almost all get trashed by SpamSieve (currently 99.8% correct). Private messages are typically 2-8 per day. Personally my workflow varies, but usually have an email session in the morning, when I review the Recent Messages by scanning the subjects, usually I have 30-40 messages there, but I ignore those that don't need immediate attention and focus on the 4-5 that are most important to me and my business. When I have replied to those I write new outgoing messages, usually 2-8 or so, possibly not finishing all of them. Then I respond to those left in the RMW that I feel need a response. During the rest of the day, I either don't check for messages except for when I expect important ones and if so I ignore mailing list addresses (which I keep separate). If I need, which is common, I search for info in mailing list folders half an hour to an hour every day as well as on google. Sometimes I check for messages every 3 minutes or so, but usually only for when I'm expecting specific responses on business related messages or mailing list responses. So maybe I use email 2-3 hours a day, occasionally a little less, sometimes 2-3 hours every third day or so. I don't try to catchup. This of course means that a majority of my 249071 messages are unread. From time to time I archive folders that I don't use and remove them from the DB. PM 5.2.3 Swedish | OS X 10.3.9 | Powerbook G4/400Mhz | 1GB RAM | 30GB HD
