"Charles T. Meyer, M.D." wrote:

> Below is the response to a FAQ about List Mail volume . I will repost
> this at
> intervals to asssist new members who are struggling with this issue.
> If anyone has
> any additions or corrections please write to me off list and I will
> make the
> necessary changes. It would be of help if some of you can make up
> other sets of
> instructions for other mail programs.
>
> Q The PARKINSN List overwhelms my e-mail box so that other mail gets
> lost in
> the large number of list posts. What can I do short of leaving the list
> to manage the
> volume of mail that I get and be able to read it at my leisure?
>
> A. The PARKINSN list has over 1800 subscribers (at the time of this
> revision).
> Even though many of our members choose not to actively contribute this
> large
> membership results in hundreds of contributions per week. Since we
> want to make
> the
> list serve the varying needs of as large a percentage of the PD
> community as
> possible and to have fun there will inevitably be large numbers of
> posts that you
> will find that you don't have time for or are not interested in. You
> will find
> specific subjects or people whose posts you want to read and those
> that you would
> just as soon skip.
>
> What follows is a list of suggestions of ways to approach the list
> volume and
> following this are further FAQ's describing each method in more detail.
> All rely on
> a heavy but hopefully selective finger on the delete key.
>
> 1. Allow list messages to mix with other mail. This requires a fair
>
> amount of time and almost daily review of email. It can also work if
> you don't use e-mail for anything else. But, if you let messages build
>
> up in your mailbox a few days you may find yourself losing your
> non-list
> mail in the age volume that the list generates.
>
> 2. If you have more than one e-mail address you can put all PARKINSN
> related material in one address and download it as a separate logged-in
>
> individual. This requires one to think ahead and download from the
> address only when you are logged on for PD.
>
> 3. Use the DIGEST function incorporated into the list. This takes
> care of the problem but when it bunches all the correspondence from the
>
> day into one or two long messages it makes it harder to read and
> harder to delete from since you have to delete all or none**. It also
> becomes less spontaneous since there may be as long as 24 hours between
>
> Digests.
>
> 4. (RECOMMENDED) Create a separate mailbox within you own computer
> just
> for list mail. Each mail program is different but most have this
> ability. This separates list and non-list mail using filters from list
>
> mail. Then one can go through all the list mail at your leisure,
> allowing it to build up for a few days or responding immediately.
>
> I use netscape so I will describe how to accomplish #4 with that e-mail
>
> program. If you wish info as to other programs you can ask on the list
>
> and hopefully they will be incorporated in this FAQ.
>
> Instructions for NETSCAPE
>
> 1. Open Communicator
> 2. Pull-down Menu click Communicator then Messenger (Or cntl+2)
> 3. Pull down EDIT then choose MESSAGE FILTERS.
> 4. A Message box Entitled Message filters will open Click NEW
> 5. A Message box will open entitled FILTER RULES
> 6. Fill in filter name PARKINSN
> 7. (Click) MATCH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING the (select) TO of the message
> (select) CONTAINS PARKINSN (type in with exact spelling) then
> (select) MOVE TO FOLDER (click) New folder.
> 8. A box comes up "new folder". (Type) name: PARKINSN Create as
> Subfolder of (Click) INBOX (Click) OK. (click) OK. (Click) OK.
>
> 9. That should do it.
>
> For Outlook express
>
> You must first create the folders to accept your incoming e-mail
> messages.
> In my case I created one called New PD Messages and another one called
> Non-PD messages. Then do the following:
>
> Open the "Tools" menu.
> Choose "Rules Wizard..."
> Choose "New".
>
> Click on "Check messages when they arrive."
> Click on "Next."
> Click on the little box corresponding to "from people or distribution
> list."
> In the lower window insert "Parkinsn".
> Click on "Next".
> Click on the little box corresponding to "move it to the specified
> folder."
> In the lower window insert "New PD Messages".
>
> Click on "Next".
> Click on the little box correstponding to "except if the subject
> contains
> specific words."
> In the lower window type in "Non-PD".
>
> Click on "Next".
> Label this rule name New Parkinsn Messages or whatever you desire.
> Make sure to checkmark the little box to turn on the rule.
> Click on "Finish."
>
> To place your Non-PD messages in a different folder repeat the above
> steps but make sure you specify that your subject must contain Non-PD.
>
> Contributed by
>
> Teresa V. Bohuszewicz
>
> ** Gordon Fercho contributes the following regarding this:
>
> Select the message you want to delete; then depress the delete key on
> the
> keyboard and it will disappear.
>
> When you close the digest processor message it asks you if you want to
> save
> the changes. Click on SAVE and that's it. You'll have retained only
> those
> messages you did not select and delete.
>
> Good luck
>
> Charlie
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> Charles T. Meyer, M.D.
> Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin
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