Graham -
It's a great group of folks there, even if they are more trout oriented. Byard Miller (the list owner) also owns Line's End which is an online e-commerce site for fly tying & related materials. The website is www.linesend.com. Give it a look see.
- Gary
At 05:26 PM 06/02/2004, you wrote:
Gary,
Thanks for the lead on the Virtual Fly Box list. I just signed up for it! Oh boy, more e-mail...
The link for it is http://www.virtualflybox.com/list/index.php if anyone else wants more and more.
Graham
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [TXWWFF] Fw: [FLYFISH] Creating your own Digest version
> Randy -
>
> I am running the lists on Majordomo. It is the same list client that Byard
> Miller uses for his Virtual Fly Box list. Byard has over 1,000 members on
> his list, but like ours only a handful are actually regular
> contributors. The rest deal with the e-mail load using filters, or
> whatever other way they have chosen. There is no "digest" or "no mail"
> currently available with Majordomo. Until the developers of the program
> put those features in for a future upgrade, we've pretty much got what
> we're gonna get. I realize this is probably clear as mud, but I am no
> techie either.
>
> At any rate, I am glad you and the others who have hung in during the
> switch are still here. There will undoubtedly be more fallout. That
> didn't surprise me, but I felt I needed to give everyone who was signed up
> a chance to be a part of the new format. I fully understand those who
> can't stay due to what they think is a heavy e-mail load. Actually, the
> load isn't nearly as bad as everyone thinks. Wait until winter when nobody
> can fish and we are getting between 300 & 400 posts per month. :o)
>
> - Gary
>
> At 06:34 PM 6/1/04, you wrote:
>
> >Gary,
> >
> >The amount of knowledge I have about computers pretty well equals my
> >abilities in Flyfishing. When I first signed up for txwwff, Robin Rhyne
> >was kind enough to take care of everything. I was receiving individual
> >emails much like what is happening presently. I asked him if there was
> >something he could do to limit the number of Emails . . . . . . .. I began
> >receiving all the correspondence in a single email for that day.. . . . a
> >condensed version with everything already opened.
> >
> >Since you are running your own server does that limit you to a different
> >format than before? Not complaining, just trying to understand. . . .
> >.. It seems that no one is giving you a chance to work the bugs out. . .
> >. . .
> >
> >By the way Graham, my hat is off to you in coming up with a positive spin
> >to all this.
> >
> >Randy
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Graham Jones
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 4:49 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TXWWFF] Fw: [FLYFISH] Creating your own Digest version
> >
> >Randy,
> >
> >Great! I hope others are doing that too instead of quitting.
> >
> >
> >
> >Graham
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Randy Palmer
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:20 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TXWWFF] Fw: [FLYFISH] Creating your own Digest version
> >
> >Graham,
> >
> >Thanks, the instructions worked like a charm.
> >
> >
> >Randy
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Graham Jones
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:07 AM
> >Subject: [TXWWFF] Fw: [FLYFISH] Creating your own Digest version
> >
> >Good morning,
> >
> >Here's a good step by step procedure from the Warmwater Flyfishing List
> >for those of you not on the list and wanting to manager your e-mail.
> >
> >Graham
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Brian and Elaine Timmins
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:48 AM
> >Subject: [FLYFISH] Creating your own Digest version
> >
> >To everyone that's leaving because of no digest,
> >(running outlook express anyway)
> >(It's easier than it looks)(print this email and follow along)
> >
> >Click on your inbox under folders on the left panel
> >
> >Click File at the top left corner of the page
> >
> >Highlight New
> >
> >Click Folder, a pop up window will come up
> >
> >Type in " Warmwater Flyfishing "
> >
> >Click OK, you will get a new folder entitled Warmwater Flyfishing
> >
> >----------------------- THEN---------------
> >
> >Click Tools on the top of the page
> >
> >Highlight Message Rules
> >
> >Click Mail, a pop up window will come up
> >
> >(if you don't already have any rules set, you don't need to:) Click New (a
> >pop up will appear)
> >
> >In box 1, click the box "Where the subject line contains specific words"
> >
> >In box 2, click the box "Move it to the specified folder"
> >
> >In box 3, your rule will appear with two highlighted statements, the ones
> >you just checked.
> >Click on the first one, which should be "specific words". A new pop up
> >will appear.
> >
> >Type in "Flyfish" (without the quotes)
> >
> >Click on the second one, which should be "specified". A new pop up will
> >appear.
> >
> >Click the folder you just created "Warmwater Flyfishing". then click OK.
> >
> >Box three should then read :
> >Where the subject line contains FLYFISH
> >Move it to the Warmwater Flyfishing folder
> >
> >Click OK and YOUR DONE !
> >
> >P.S. you may want to also send "WarmwaterAngler" to Warmwater Flyfishing
> >just in case any more old digests come through.
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Michael Saunders
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:44 PM
> >Subject: RE: [FLYFISH] reply messages
> >
> >Please remove me unless in the next few days you can have a
> >digest. Sorry, but I dont want all these emails in my box.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >Dave Gwozdz <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Not sure why I am getting many relies to your email.. I must have gotten
> >15.. some responding to you.. others requesting to be taken off you list...
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Miller
> >Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:57 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [FLYFISH] reply messages
> >
> >If you send it from the Archive site, it only goes to the person who's post
> >you are replying to. It is a private e-mail.
> >
> >- Gary
> >
> >At 10:08 AM 5/29/04, you wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >One question for you Gary. When you reply to one of the messages posted
> > >in the archive, are you sending a message to the entire group? or is that
> > >message only going to the original sender?
> > >
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