"I have no problem using xxxx. What is wrong with you?" responses are NOT helpful.
I can see that there are several assumptions being made here. One is that I am receiving individual emails when in fact I am receiving digests. Another is, that I am assuming that members have used digest readers in the "old days" - before Mosaic. I find the forum more useful to browse topics and choose which ones to look at. The forum provides a repository that is easy to access. The archive site shows each item of a thread as a separate line, using much space. The forum format is more compact. I am not familiar with using the mail client to organize received emails the way a forum organizes topics and responses. I am using gmail on Firefox. Michael Adams refers to "a properly threaded mailing list". Is this mailing list "properly threaded"? Here is an example of disconnects between items in a thread (see #1 and the responses): Table of contents: > > 1. [users] limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Helen <[email protected]> > 2. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - NoOp <[email protected]> > 3. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - JOE Conner <[email protected]> > 4. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Helen <[email protected]> > 5. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - JOE Conner <[email protected]> > 6. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Helen <[email protected]> > 7. [users] Greek Symbols and Elements - Eustorgio Meza Conde <[email protected]> > 8. [users] Re: Open office installation virus - "David H. Lipman" <[email protected]> > 9. [users] Re: Open office installation virus - "David H. Lipman" <[email protected]> > 10. [users] Re: Open office installation virus - Larry Gusaas <[email protected]> > 11. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Debra Barringer <[email protected]> > 12. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Helen <[email protected]> > 13. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - jomali <[email protected]> > 14. [users] Can OOo open an .xml file? - John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> > 15. [users] Re: Can OOo open an .xml file? - RA Brown <[email protected]> > 16. [users] Re: Can OOo open an .xml file? - John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> > 17. [users] Re: Can OOo open an .xml file? - Michael Adams <[email protected]> > 18. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Alan Boba <[email protected]> > 19. [users] Re: limit # of columns in a spreadsheet - Helen <[email protected]> Should I be receiving the individual emails, then filter them by topic, then delete the emails I do not want at the moment (but might want later)? That is a lot of extra work. ==================== I realize this is not directly about OOo. However, it is associated in that I am seeking information about OOo and asking for help. ==================== It appears that discussing list vs forum is like discussing religion or politics. I think we should retire my comments. Al Maloney -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
