Re: [NTLK] why not split the list?

From: Matthew Robinson (matthew_at_crescent.org.uk)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 04:07:51 EST


No problem, I also said that I don't like the idea I suggested :-). I do see
peoples points about the large volume of mail though. I agree with Victor that
keeping it all in one place is the way forward, filters are your friends.

All the best

Matthew

> In a previous message, Matthew Robinson typed vigorously:
>
> >I stated that a master list would be the superset of these. People could
> >then choose to get all or a selection.
>
> Ah yes, so you did. And of course, that makes a bit more sense. My
> apologies for reading faster than my brain could comprehend.
>
> However, I think you're still inviting confusion and crosstalk be
> attempting to maintain so many individually targeted and themed lists. If
> email was actually built to handle and automatically understand threads
> on different topics, then it wouldn't be simple text-based electronic
> mail anymore... it would be something else altogether. It would probably
> be MS Outlook running off of a bank of Exchange messaging servers.
>
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