Hello Michael, On Sat, 18 May 2002 04:53:16 GMT GMT (18/05/02, 11:53 +0700 GMT), Michael L. Cusac wrote:
MLC> a) Flag messages I may want to reply to, so I can find them again. MLC> This option is very annoying. I did this before, but it creates a lot of work. You have to unflag the flagged messages too, after your have sent your reply. MLC> b) Turn off the feature that automatically marks mails read as I go. MLC> Also annoying, since I like that feature a lot. I'm not using it. I go to the first unread message, then hit enter: the view folder window opens. Then I hit crtl-*, and all threads expand (I thread by References and sort by Received / Descending). Then I just navigate with crtl-], which jumps to the next unread message. There is a shortcut now which goes back to the message previously read, but I forgot which one that is. MLC> c) Manually set TB! not to connect to servers while I'm reading, then MLC> change the setting again when I'm done. Super-annoying. I agree. MLC> Can somebody suggest a better way for me to handle things? This is what I do: when I come across a message I think I will reply to, but I want to read the end of the thread first, I hit enter. This will open a new view folder window, which I then use to further navigate, but in the previous window, the message remains open. When I have finished reading the rest of the threead in the new window (maybe hitting enter again in the process, opening another window again, etc), I close the new window(s) and reply from the original one. If I still want to reply, that is. Another possibility is to hit Reply whenever you think you want to reply to a message. Instead of actually writing the reply, you save it as draft. When you are finished with the thread, you go to your Outbox and either write the reply from the draft, or delete the draft. HTH. -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. "I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'The Simpsons' are on TV." (Anita, 6) Message reply created with The Bat! 1.60k under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A using an AMD Athlon K7 1.2GHz, 128MB RAM -- ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60k FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
