From: John Olyarchuk (jgo_at_genome.Stanford.EDU)
Date: Mon Apr 24 2000 - 13:16:06 EDT
I agree and would add that the most important thing list members can do to
improve signal/noise is to always use complete and informative subject
lines. I cannot emphasize this enough!!!!
For handling the large volume of messages, I would recommend either the
digest format or using the header filter feature available in most mail
applications.
John
--------------------------
John G. Olyarchuk, MD
Chief Technology Officer
Vertical Asia Holdings Ltd
On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Mark Bell wrote:
> I think splitting off this list or creating sub lists
> based upon Thinkpads is a bad idea. When a list
> becomes so large that the traffic is huge and
> noticable, it is then that patrons on the list
> start to notice. I've seen buy/sell messages
> sporatically and a small trickle of older
> Thinkpad messages. Some days, the traffic
> generated by this list is very small. Even on
> ultra heavy days, it is well below 100 messages.
>
> I am comforted by the idea that there is one
> well known, long running list that has maintained
> a well kept air of decorum, respect and information
> exchange with brief moments of light hearted humor
> and camradere amongst its participants.
>
> Couple this established air along with average
> traffic and a consolidated base and I think this
> is a nice list that doesn't require other lists
> to address similar topics which can and most likely
> have been covered by this list in the past and will
> probably will be addressed in the future as well.
>
> Mark
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Mark Bell @ ElectroSoft Consulting
> 800 College Drive #126 * Vineland, NJ * 08360
> Voice: 856-293-9426 =-= Fax : 856-293-9423
> Email: bytehead_at_bellatlantic.net
> ------------------------------------------------
> Providing MS Access, SQL, Visual C and Basic
> RDBMS solutions to satisfy your database needs.
> Network and System consultation and installation
> -------------------------------------------------
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Thu Jan 23 2003 - 09:56:00 EST