[Tfug] tfug's traffic too much

[Judd Pickell]

I recommend Gmail.. It sets up your emails in newsgroup type of fashion so
that you don't have a ton of emails, you have a few emails with lots of
replies you can access. A very handy feature for mailing lists such as
TFUG.. :)

On 9/20/06, George Cohn <gwcohn at simplybits.net> wrote:
>
> Brian Masur wrote:
> > Any recommendations?  I can't keep up with the group.  I have dozens of
> > unread tfug mail from over a week ago.
>
> I'm always amused when I see someone complaining that an e-mail list is
> too "chatty".
>
> I've ran a list for folks who collect old Jaguar XK-E sports cars for
> over ten years.  It's supposed to be just dry tech talk but I allow
> folks to talk about most anything as long as it's somehow related to the
> car.
>
> We hear about trips, local club events and the occasional birth or
> death.  It makes the list more *human* in that you get to know a little
> about the person posting and they become a friend as well as a technical
> resource.  Sometimes we get over 100 messages a day.
>
> It's not always possible for folks to get together in person and mail
> lists have been a great enabler in creating virtual clubs and
> communities with no geographical boundaries.
>
> I use Thunderbird and filter by who the mail comes from.  Makes it easy
> to scan and delete what I'm not interested in and keep the "goodies" for
> later.
>
> George Cohn
>
>
>
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