Re: what is a robin?
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: what is a robin?
- From: "* <d*@cmc.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 16:05:05 -0700 (MST)
Hi -
If there were some format or code (like you have touched on) in the RE:
line it would make it easier ... my e-mail has the capability to route to
different forlders accoding to "key" words in subject line, to, or CC
notations. I'm sure many others have similar capabilities.
I think it would help at least sort this "informative" e-mail from our
everyday messages that may need immediate attention.
Let me know what you think on this subject. It definitely would need some
forethought but it could be well worth it in the long run.
-Bill Burghart .. Ontario, OR
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> From: Ellen Gallagher <e_galla@moose.ncia.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
> Subject: Re: what is a robin?
> Date: Wednesday, March 19, 1997 3:43 PM
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> Diana Louis wrote:
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> >>Also the withholding of information about Siberian irises. eg
> >>If I don't belong to this robin I don't get some information about
> >>Siberians. I would like it a lot better if the information was
> >>available to the List and those not interested can press the delete
> >>key.
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> Kathy Marble also wrote:
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> >I agree with Diana re not wanting to miss info. I can quickly delete
what
> >I'm not interested in if the subject line is responsibly used...tho it
would
> >be much easier IF THE SUBJECT LINE STARTED WITH (eg) SIB, or JI.
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> I think Tom's answer to Diana's about e-mail robins not being a
> sidebar to the iris-l was a very important point - they are two
> separate entities. One doesn't detract from the other...and Kathy's
> point of missing information was heard but I don't think it will
> be a problem.
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> Somehow I found myself in the unenviable position of being sort of
> 'director' of the Siberian e-mail robin...I really don't know how
> it happened but, at least temporarily, I will 'volunteer' for the
> job.
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> I did some thinking about this whole subject today and have come
> to some conclusions:
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> 1. E-mail robins that concentrate on a particular class of iris in
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> this case, Siberians, are more like an focused discussion
> group on-line as opposed to a mailing list like iris-l.
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> 2. There is no reason why significant information cannot be dissemin-
> inated to the iris-l if a robin member chooses to share it.
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> 3. In my way of thinking, we are a collection of 9 individuals (so
> far) who share an interest in Siberian irises and have chosen to
> correspond by e-mail. Nothing more, nothing less. There are all
> kinds of private iris conversations going on all the time and some
> are reported back to the iris-l and some are not.
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> 4. An e-mail robin is not limited to iris-l members - unless the
> robin membership decides otherwise.
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> 5. Maybe we will cease to exist tomorrow if the SIBROB decides to
> disband....but I don't think so.
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> Cheers,
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> Ellen
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> Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
> USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains \ AIS Region 1
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