Levi, Technical solutions to behavioral problems are usually cumbersome and rarely effective, which is why "netiquette" was developed in the first place. If everyone on the list would follow simple guidelines (and reasonable requests), there'd be no need for advanced email configuration.
If you want to start a thread on email configuration, and it's relevant to Treos or this list, please do...just use a different Subject: line. Thanks. - Craig On Dec 24, 2007 10:33 AM, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Craig, I know you closed this thread, but I do feel like technically > discussing how we might avoid issues like this may be useful: > > Another tactic is to do what I do which would avoid any issues with > high-priority messages. I have folders for all my Yahoo Groups and I have a > rules in outlook that forward a message from a given group into its folder. > This way, the only stuff I get in my inbox is non-group-related email. Very > simple and effective. I've been wondering what this huge thread was about > but didn't have the time to read messages from my groups in the past couple > of days. It's amazing how much traffic this has generated. I understand > people's concern, and yet I've seen enough people posting inappropriately > high (or low!) priority stuff on groups but also to friends, that I never > rely on these flags for anything... > > Levi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Vishal Sheth > > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 2:08 AM > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [Treo] To Vishal > > > > Thank you Kari. > > > > > > > > Vishal > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K > > HUNTINGTON > > Sent: 24 December 2007 07:57 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Treo] To Vishal > > > > > > > > Then, in the spirit of sharing I will offer you the suggestion of using > > a > > different addi for listmail. Simple. It sure beats infringing on > > someone > > elses right to send email in a format that works for them or to ask as > > many > > questions as they need to on a list that's design for that purpose. > > Personally I think your arrogance is inexcusable and it's most naive of > > you > > to think your "business" is more "important" than that of many of the > > people > > on this list who obviously know a lot more about accommodation than > > you appear to. It's too bad that this is so stressful for you but I'm > > sure > > you'll get through it, when you're ready. BTW, might you know how I can > > sync my Treo 680 to my Eee PC 8G? > > > > 'best, > > Kari > > > > On Dec 23, 2007 6:25 PM, Garden Writer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:GardenWriter%40att.net> > wrote: > > > > > Good for you. But for people like me and the listowner himself, who > > have > > > our email accounts set up to handle emails LEGITIMATELY flagged high > > > prority, is a big deal and a pain in the butt. I can't speak for > > Craig, > > but > > > I get important business mails as well as listmail on this addy and > > don't > > > appreciate Vishal's crap getting in the way. I need to be alerted > > when I > > get > > > business mails, not when Vishal asks his 500th question about Treos. > > Yet > > > because he marked all his posts high priority, I got alerts for them > > all. > > > That is defintely not "nothing" it's big annoyance. In any case, the > > > listowner says not to flag list messages as high priority, so he > > needs to > > > abide by that rule. > > > > > > Happy Holidays!!!! > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Carl W. Brooks > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:09 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Treo] To Vishal > > > > > > This is retarded. I would never know he flagged it priority had > > someone > > > not mentioned. Talk about making a big deal about nothing. Everyonr > > must > > be > > > behaving normally. It's like the Maytag service making up a problem > > to > > come > > > out of hibernation. Whatever. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > I'll see you on the web! > > > > > > Carl W. Brooks > > > http://www.Palmloyal.com <http://www.palmloyal.com/> > > > > > > . > > > . > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions.
