Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-30 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Thomas, Doesn't that add up to a huge filter over time? Or do you weed out old ignore-subjects sometimes? No, I usually keep the list of subject to 6-10 because I also Shift+Ctrl+M. And, as you say, weed out old ones every now and then. -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial -

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-30 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Evandro, BTW, isn't there a feature like ignore thread in The Bat!? No, and I wish there was. I used such a feature in Virtual Access for many years and, as I am subscribed to many mailing lists, I would certainly use it in TB if it was available. -- Best regards, Miguel A.

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Adam, Speaking of which, what proportion of folks do skip threads entirely on such basis? Versus reading all mail. I do. I'd be curious. And I wonder too what ya do with threads with a bunch of Unread status indicators, sort of glaring at you. And liable to pull you back towards

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Miguel A. Urech
Hello Arjan, I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message that is being potsted on TBUDL. Do you read the whole newspaper everyday or just those news/articles whose headlines catch your attention? -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat!

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Arjan, On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 03:56:08 +0200GMT (28-7-02, 3:56 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: AdG I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message AdG that is being potsted on TBUDL. If only to avoid the possibility Well, that explains why you can be found posting

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Roelof Otten
Hallo Adam, On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:01:46 -0230GMT (28-7-02, 2:31 +0200GMT, where I live), you wrote: A Speaking of which, what proportion of folks do skip threads A entirely on such basis? I do. I've got a very limited amount of time, that I'd prefer not to spend on subjects that don't

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Peter Meyns
Hi Adam, on Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:01:46 -0230GMT (28.07.02, 02:31 +0200GMT here), you wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : A what proportion of folks do skip threads entirely on such basis? Versus A reading all mail. I sometimes have to. When I haven't had the time to read the

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Peter Palmreuther
Hello Adam, On Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 2:31:46 AM you [A] wrote (at least in part): A Speaking of which, what proportion of folks do skip threads entirely A on such basis? Me. For example. If there's a thread I'm absolutely not interested in I do remember the subject (most times) and if there

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Peter Palmreuther
Hello Arjan, On Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 3:56:08 AM you [AdG] wrote (at least in part): AdG I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message AdG that is being potsted on TBUDL. No. Simply No. Period. Nowhere is written I'm in duty to read every mail coming through this list.

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Thomas F.
Hello Miguel, On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:52:53 +0200 GMT (28/07/02, 13:52 +0700 GMT), Miguel A. Urech wrote: MAU That is, assign to Ignore Colour Group (light gray), and add the MAU subject to my Ignore filter, which marks the messages as Read and MAU Ignored as they come in. Doesn't that add up

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Jan Rifkinson
Hi Peter. At 9:29 AM on Sunday, July 28, 2002 you wrote the following about [Skipping parts not interesting]: PK [...] It would help greatly if the opposite could be PK done: To mark interesting treads to follow in future PK (Watch). This could be done if a flag would apply to PK any future

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Dierk Haasis
Hello Miguel! On Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 8:56:27 AM you wrote: I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message that is being potsted on TBUDL. This thread for example was one I wasn't interested in from the subject. So I skipped it until I today saw Miguel's message with

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Arjan de Groot
In [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Lynn Turriff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message that is being potsted on TBUDL. No. It is the right of every subscriber, but not the duty. I read the first and maybe second message of every

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Arjan de Groot
In [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Peter Palmreuther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message that is being potsted on TBUDL. No. Simply No. Period. Nowhere is written I'm in duty to read every mail coming through this list. And I think

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Peter Palmreuther
Hello Arjan, On Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 10:18:03 PM you [AdG] wrote (at least in part): AdG Maybe I should apply more of those emoticons (hate them though) AdG in the future. Maybe one would have been enough? :-=) Enough to indicate it's not meant THAT serious as it's written there :-) Look

Re[2]: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Evandro de Brito Sperandio
Hi Miguel, It was Sunday, July 28, 2002, around 3:52:53 AM GMT -0300 when you wrote the following about Skipping parts not interesting: Miguel If from the subject I can't tell at first glance, I may read the first Miguel message or two. If not interested, I Shif+Ctrl+M and mark the messages

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Allie C Martin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Arjan De Groot [ADG] wrote: ADG To avoid further misunderstandings: my message was primarily ADG aimed at TBUDL-subscribers who seem to have problems with the ADG concept of reading before

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Allie C Martin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Evandro De Brito Sperandio [EDB] wrote: EDB BTW, isn't there a feature like ignore thread in The Bat!? EDB Something like what some newsreaders have (Netscape Messenger, EDB for example). No,

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-28 Thread Greg Strong
Hello Allie, Sunday, July 28, 2002, 6:56:16 PM, you wrote: ACM No, there isn't one. Wish there was one. -- Best regards, Greg Strong TB! v1.62/Beta1 on Windows 98 PGP public keys: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=0xB1FE63FABody=Please20send20keys

Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-27 Thread Adam
Hello Peter, Saturday, July 27, 2002, 1:39:01 PM, you wrote: PM You'd better not hit reply and change the subject, but start a new thread PM with a new message instead. The Bat! can thread messages by references, and PM that's how many users have set it up. So your mail appears in the thread PM

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-27 Thread Lynn Turriff
Saturday, July 27, 2002, 5:31:46 PM, you wrote: A Speaking of which, what proportion of folks do skip A threads entirely on such basis? Versus reading all A mail. I do. A I'd be curious. And I wonder too what ya do with A threads with a bunch of Unread status indicators, sort A of glaring at

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-27 Thread Arjan de Groot
In[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED], Lynn Turriff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be curious. And I wonder too what ya do with threads with a bunch of Unread status indicators, sort of glaring at you. And liable to pull you back towards them depending how you're advancing to

Re: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-27 Thread Thomas F.
Hello Arjan, On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 03:56:08 +0200 GMT (28/07/02, 08:56 +0700 GMT), Arjan de Groot wrote: AdG I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message AdG that is being potsted on TBUDL. No. It is the right of every subscriber, but not the duty. I read the first and

Re[2]: Skipping parts not interesting

2002-07-27 Thread Lynn Turriff
Saturday, July 27, 2002, 8:14:11 PM, you wrote: AdG I think it is the duty of every subscriber to read every message AdG that is being potsted on TBUDL. TF No. It is the right of every subscriber, but not the duty. I read the TF first and maybe second message of every thread, and if it