On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 11:48, Free Ekanayaka wrote:
> |--==> robin writes:
>
> r> tim hall wrote:
> >>Little standard mailing list moan,
> >>
> >>This applies most to Daniel and Ze this week, but probably applies to
> others:
> >>I use threading to keep track of uh.. the thread, I'm guessing you don't
> have
> >>your email clients set up like this.
> >>
> >>It's really handy for me and probably others if you respond to previous
> >>mailings with the 'reply' button and thereby keeping the title (and
> thread)
> >>intact, this makes it easy to look back at the previous mails on the
> subject
> >>and remember what you were on about. Similarly it would be really good to
> >>start a new mail for all new subjects and not randomly jump in on
> existing
> >>threads with a new topic of discussion.
> >>
> >>I realise that this is all part of the learning curve and something you
> >>probably haven't figured yet. So, no biggie. It would really help me in
> being
> >>able to give constructive advice, I'm on several mailing lists and don't
> >>always have time to figure out where the previous mailing on the subject
> got
> >>to.
> >>
> >>cheers
> >>
> >>tim hall
> >>http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> r> Hello
>
> r> I second the sentiment. Perhaps when a person joins the list the
> r> confirmation email could include a short guide to list etiquette.
>
> Yes, this is a good idea. Is there such a guide around?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Free
>
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I'm a noob, and would very grateful for a little edification in regard
to general mailing-list practice. Perhaps a bored guru could slap
something together and post it...
I'm also very curious as to how to set up a mail client to display by
thread - anybody do this with Evolution?
Greetings,
mike A
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