Re: [NTLK] Creation of an off topic list?

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Fri May 09 2003 - 12:16:05 PDT


On 09/05/03 14:41, "Victor Rehorst" <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:

> Quoting "Eric L. Strobel" <fyzycyst_at_comcast.net>:
>
>> on 05/09/03 12:29 PM, Eric Schneck at eschneck_at_mindspring.com wrote:
>>
>>>> one can just filter those messages
>>>> to a separate folder and do what she/he wants with them.
>>>
>>> Unless one is on digest.
>>>
>>> I am strongly in favor of taking all OT discussions to a separate list.
>>
>> Hmmm... since the list serve has to take some sort of software action to
>> compile the digest, is it possible to set an option so that the OT posts
>> could be filtered prior to compilation into a digest? Seems to me that
>> way everyone can have their cake and eat it too.
>
> Anything is possible given enough time and hacking on the eCartis digest
> module (thank goodness eCartis is so nicely modularized). It's not a bad
> idea. This would be implemented as just another subscription mode, like how
> digest currently is.
>
> Problem is not all OT posts are tagged, or even tagged the same way. But that
> shouldn't be a problem for me.

Doesn't anybody feel that this thread is becoming a little... off-topic?

-Laurent.

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