Hello Thorsten. Yes, this is probably moving towards OT in TBTech so I'll make this my last response on TBTech but I'm happy to pick it up on TBOT if continuing the discussion is of value.
At 8:21 PM on Friday, March 29, 2002 you wrote the following about [using digest]: Thorsten> MIME or UUencode, I don't know - may depend on the Thorsten> list server. The mails were attached as files , Thorsten> but not "clickable" because they had no extension Thorsten> (.txt for example). Hmmm.. Now I'm really confused as I always thought a MIME digest [individual msgs as attachments] could be viewed by clicking on them. So if this is not the case, how does one view [say] a mime digest? Thorsten> [...] TB! allows you to thread by subject, From, Thorsten> To or references - so if you reply to the digest Thorsten> those who thread by From, To or Subject will not Thorsten> be affected, only those who thread by references. Thorsten> Unfortunately threading by references is the usual Thorsten> way because it is the one that makes the most Thorsten> sense. I suppose threading by subject would be the least disruptive but out of sequence, a msg might become quite meaningless. Still, its a good possibility. >> When I first started using TB!, I wanted individual >> emails as I learned from reading others questions & >> answers as well as asking & getting answers to my own >> questions. >> But now I find so much repetition [...] this is boring Thorsten> Are you referring to the beginner's list or are Thorsten> you stating that those who want to discuss this Thorsten> should turn to the beginner's list? Referring to the beginner's list [TBUDL]. I d/l msgs from all the TB lists into one folder but have failed to sort on 'Reply_to' which might 'help' me remember who I'm talking to. :-| >> I thought the digest would limit my exposure to useless >> msgs [to me] [...] Thorsten> In digest mode it's easier to skip those mails, Thorsten> but they're still in the mail. True but one big file seems less wasteful than 40-50 individual msgs of which 2-3 may be of consequence to me. Currently I'm running both digest & individual msgs side by side to see if I feel like I'm missing something with the digest. >> Now I find out I can't do that w/o disrupting threads >> which would screw everyone else up so I don't want to do >> that. [...] Thorsten> Including the message-ID in digest mode would Thorsten> solve the problem. That's a good idea but wouldn't this cause a user to search for the referenced ID to see the chain? Do you think this would be an inconvenience? Would you, for example, be annoyed if you had to do this? -- Jan Rifkinson Ridgefield, CT USA TB! V1.60c/W2K_SP2 ______________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbtech.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
