>I just returned from a fly fishing trip to Western Maryland and after 3 1/2 >days I find 171 emails from the [VFB] reflector in my mail box. Fellas this >is not the way to end a fishing trip. WE NEED AN ARCHIVE so that messages can >be scanned in bulk and WE NEED A PLACE to put mail on hold while away without >unsubscribing. > >Other reflectors offer such a service and they are free. I belong to 12 >reflectors and they all have an archive and mail hold option. This reflector >is behind the times. I would hate to have to unsubscribe each time that I go >fishing. > >Please Byard, DO SOMETHING to fix this. > >George
Hi George... Let's not come down so hard on the old guy here...ok. I just came back from 10 days of trout hunting to find over 400 VFB messages...;^) Yep...I looked at each and every one of 'em. In my defense... A: There is an archive... <http://www.mail-archive.com/vfb%40troutnet.com/> ...which can be viewed as threaded messages or dated. B: Is it really any more difficult to send an unsubscribe and then a subscribe command (easily accomplished via an internet form on the VFB) than it is to send a set nomail command and then a set mail command? C: Do you think that the majority of the VFB subscribers would be pleased if I used one of the FREE list providers...results are that advertising is included with each message and spam is rampant? D: If being WITH the times includes the risk of sending out virus messages and me having to deal with thousands of bounced messages each day, than I elect to stay in the stone ages. I rest my case...keep tyin'...byard Byard Miller Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
