"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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> Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin
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