on 16/12/02 20:10, Brian at bmcewen_at_comcast.net wrote:
> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
> On 16/12/02 10:56, "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark_at_bccs.org> wrote:
> [snip!]
>>> I love being connected to the Newton community, but I am seriously
>>> considering dropping out of NewtonTalk. It's just too much.
>>
>> I hear you, Steve. I have the same reaction when trying to work and getting
>> all those emails. Sometimes, I just shut down my email program. That means I
>> won't receive other important emails that may come in and would require my
>> immediate attention. I agree that NewtonTalk has the highest signal-to-noise
>> ratio I ever seen on any list. And as soon as you're out for a few hours,
>> you get back with 40-50 emails in your inbox (or, in my case, in my
>
> Laurent, I can't believe you get work done as well as replying so promptly
> to posts :) :) Let me guess, you're not one of those co-workers who never
> replies to emails, are you? :)
Nope. I always reply to emails as soon as they arrived. This way, I don't
have any problem with emails piling up in my inbox! Only NewtonTalk gives me
those large piles, but at least, they're confined to a specific folder...
-Laurent.
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