[OT] digest vs. mail filtering (was Re: Dying VaxStation 4000 VLC - help?)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Nov 15 09:28:00 2002

> Just catching up on the digest. I think next time I beg for advice I'll
> take digest mode *off* first. The delay is frustrating. Tony was way
> ahead of me last night, but I didn't get the benefit of his advice until
> this morning.

I've always found it more useful to subscribe to mailing lists in
non-digest mode, but to use email filtering software to put each
mailing list into its own separate mailbox, or to use separate email
addresses for subscriptions to each list.

On Linux (and Unix), procmail is commonly used for filtering, and is
quite flexible. Most GUI mail clients also have filtering capabilities,
although some are fairly limited.
Received on Fri Nov 15 2002 - 09:28:00 GMT