If you use "gmail" -- http://gmail.google.com -- all the quoted stuff gets compressed so you don't have to read it unless you want to. It has some other nice features too. On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:23:09 -0600, Jo Ann Coen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Rick - That is a good way to get mail to the sender without going through > PIEN. However, I just hit forward and copy the sender's address and put > it in the "TO" box, Then I delete all the other rigamarow. Jo Ann > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:09:05 -0500 Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> > writes: > > Dear M., > > > > First things first. Do you know how to 'click and drag'? > > > > Sounds like something a cross-dressing doo-wop group would do. > > > > Second, if you read a post from the listserv, and would prefer to > > reply to just the sender, for example, you just delete the "To:" > > box, > > where it says "Parkinson's Information...", and replace it with just > > the senders own email address. So if you open this message, try > > doing > > that. Put [log in to unmask] in the "To:" window. You may > > even > > be able to click on my address as it is here. Sometimes an email > > program is set up to automatically open a new email with my address > > already inserted when you click on my address as it appears in this > > paragraph. > > > > Rick > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "M. Jakobsen" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:31 AM > > Subject: Re: clutter on the list > > > > > > > To reduce or eliminate annoying redundancy- > > > is there someone on list who could give a brief and common > > language > > version > > > of a "how to handle an email" ie > > > how to cut and paste > > > how to avoid those nasty attachments that we have been warned not > > to > > open > > > how to put subject line on emails so I dont waste time and space > > w > > ith junk > > > mail and obtuse private messages > > > how to reply to just one person rather than broadcast your private > > messages > > > seems most of the nuisance value of the list is from people like > > me > > who dont > > > really know how to handle the computor efficiently > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Thurston" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 6:32 AM > > > Subject: Re: PARKINSN Digest - 17 Mar 2005 - Special issue > > (#2005-90) > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, March 17, 2005, at 02:01 PM, Automatic digest > > processor > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> There are 7 messages totalling 1205 lines in this issue. > > > >> > > > >> Topics in this special issue: > > > >> > > > >> 1. Souls in limbo (2) > > > >> 2. Saving Millie > > > >> 3. Saving Milly > > > >> 4. I started Mirapex > > > >> 5. Please support the cause... > > > >> 6. HOW CAN I STOP > > > > > > > > Seven messages totaling 1205 lines, eh? > > > > I counted 105 original new lines, the remainder was repeated > > threads. > > > > Can't list members do something about this tedious repetition, > > by > > > > trimming the quoted portion of their replies? It would make for > > much > > > > livelier discussion. > > > > David Thurston. > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn