On (17 Feb 95) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote to All... D> From: "Doore, Dan [MIS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 95 09:08:00 PST
> How the hell am I supposed to know whether the question has been asked > before? D> Sorry if my reply was construed as being pissy, it wasn't meant to be. > Besides, just because I want fewer messages in my mailbox doesn't mean > that I don't want to participate. I also subscribe to a couple of veterinary > mailinglists, too; the volume of mail I got from one of them before I got > it in digest format was just stupidly huge. If I can participate, then I > will... D> Superb, that's what is needed on this list. As someone pointed out last D> month or so D> (not that you'd know of course) ;) only about 20% of the subscribers to D> this list D> contribute in any way (this figure fluctuates I would imagine) and this D> breaks my heart. I'm quite happy that there are more readers than contributors, if there were too many posters then we wouldn't be able to sift the entire days trafic due to all the potential noise that would be created, heck at times the noise level is almost unbearable as it is! D> As for the digest format, this depends on: D> a) if Arnt is prepared to do it D> b) if the Majordomo software can support it Or setting up a new userAKA name for the lists you subscribe to and logging in using that AKA and your main FQDN won't be touched by the list traffic! I do somthing similar here where I'm subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] and actually post to the list as [EMAIL PROTECTED] . The list gets sent to the gateway software on my uplink that creates a message area called SAM-LIST from which I get my messages, NONE of sam-users traffic cloggs up my personal email-box! D> Come to think of it, all you pods with dial in access would probably D> appreciate a daily/weekly digest. In effect I get a daily digest already that's why there's always a time-lag before I respond to postings, but then again I'm not a pod, it's all automated Fidonet Technology mail sessions:-) Regards Johnathan. PS I presume the stuff below added by my uplink makes it through your mailer and is adequate? Oh, not wishing to teach you stuff you already know, but there might be some config settings on your reader software, that was missed at installation, that should allow you to read all that header info to your hearts content:-) -- |Fidonet: Johnathan Taylor 2:2501/307.9 |Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own.
