[Philmont]: email management practice (was 'whining')

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From: Gary Dodge (dodge914@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Nov 11 2002 - 09:58:51 CST

Many people have probably already figured this out, but those who are frustrated by weight of list emails may find some relief from this technique.

Most (if not all) email clients allow you to set up client-side filters that can sort your email as it arrives.  I have created new folders under my INBOX folder for every mailing list from which I expect to receive mail.  I also create one that, at the end of the list of filters, picks up anything else that is not directly addressed to my actual email address...that generally catches most of the spam.

The beauty is that it allows you to get your "real" email all left where you can find it immediately (in the INBOX) and then (when time permits) to spend a few minutes dealing only with Philmont email, SCOUTS-L or other email list traffic.  This way the secondary email is not an interruption to your main flow and, as a bonus, it allows you to quickly subject-line sort the smaller subsidiary mail boxes to remove the dead horses that you don't care to watch being flogged further.

If you aren't familiar with configuring client-side filters, please contact me off-list and I'll try to provide more detail.

Gary

Jim Mehring wrote:

I believe another of those points is to be Thrifty.When I open my email box in the morning I have 40-50 emails from this group and many of them are saying the same things.I dont have time to read them all and find myself deleting them unread.I could very well be deleting a response that has some real information.Im not saying that one should not put in his (or her) 2 cents worth.All Im asking is that many times dead horses are being beaten and it takes away from the real effectiveness and purpose of this group.

Thank You again.

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnlebl@aol.com [mailto:Johnlebl@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:16 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: Re: [Philmont] - Whining


 
 


Please, enough about the talent release!  I got it on the first response.  I have seen that a couple of people have unsubscribed because of the rhetoric.  I am close also.  I think if you have something 'new' to say, say it.  Else wait for the next question or topic.

Thank You. 

One of the cardinal points (12 of them in the Scout Law) of Scouting is no whining.  It falls under "A Scout is kind".

Redundancy on lists is just a part of the territory.  Control of other's thoughts and what they write is not a desireable trait for a list member.

Patience is a virtue that a list member must possess to remain sane.

An eraser is built on the end of all pencils.  The delete key is present on all keyboards......use it to sooth one's nerves.

When all else fails, unsubscribe......lists are not for everybody.

Sometimes one just has to pick up one's toys and go home.

However, one might just miss something interesting.

One never knows when the gusto will arrive.

Some people stay at a movie to read the last line of the credits because they are important to them.

Some people leave a movie just as the credit lines start to roll by.

Some people leave half way through the movie.

And some people don't even know there are still movies.

Make your choice, the decision is yours.
 

John LeBlanc
Eagle Class of 1959
Phirst Phil Ptrek 1959
PhilTrek 2002 630H2  Trek 16
My latest adventure was yesterday,
Today is not over yet!

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