Re: Perennials

Some of us still read our mail on the server (using Pine)!


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Doug Green wrote:

> At 04:30 AM 6/24/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >True, if you have a program that sorts mail into different folders,
> >having the list name or a nick name for it in the subject line makes
> >that sorting easier,
>
> All email programmes now have filter systems and you might try filtering by
> *sender* rather than by subject line.
>
> Filtering by sender allows you to sort easily.  You can also sort family,
> friends etc into a general "I want to read this" mailbox.  Set up filters
> for everybody you want to read.
>
> Anybody or email who isn't filtered gets left in the general inbox for
> quick deletion or evaluation.  Unfortunately because I have several
> websites,  I get way too many spam messages each day to
> contemplate.  However, by filtering on sender it only takes me a minute or
> two to delete the upwards of 150 spams/day. :-)
>
> This is not a perfect solution but a workable one.  Having only one subject
> line header makes searching very difficult should we want to find a past
> post. Having a subject line with "peren" start word then variable subject
> line also sometimes does funny things to the filters depending on the
> software.
>
> Leave the system as it is imho.
>
> My .02
>
> Doug
> Doug Green
> Author of the award winning "Gardening Wisdom"
> Free gardening newsletter at www.gardening-tips-perennials.com
>
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