A number of folks appear to be bailing from this list in sheer despair at 
the volume of mail that's been coming through.  I've seen this happen on a 
number of lists over some years on the internet.  There are better ways of 
handling it.

The way I like is to have lots of disk space, and just let the support mail 
pile up in a folder of its own.  Occasionally I'll read it all for a few 
days, to get a feeling for what sorts of problems people are running into, 
but then I get overwhelmed and just let it slide.

That being said, when I have a problem, the first thing I do is a text 
search through the Support mailbox.  Frequently, I remember seeing 
something like my problem show up before, and just have to find the discussion.

Another way is to go to the web site listed at the bottom of every Support 
email, and set your preference to "no mail."  You remain affiliated, but 
stop getting mail.  You can post and view mail through the web site and 
keep it all off of your home machine.  Currently there is an archive there 
back to 12/31/2000--I don't know if there's a 3-month cutoff or if that's 
just a starting point.

Barry Newton
Greater Sandy Spring Green Space


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