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hi john At 09:12 1998/12/04 -0800, you wrote: >Second the "default for new subs at Digest". >Is the "Digest" threaded before compiling. >Might make it easier for newbie to follow >along and get the hang of it. i don't know why the defaults are set the way they are barb patterson knows the answer to that the digest is not threaded by subject, only by date, it does, however, have an index at the beginning listing message topics along with the numbers of messages relating to same e.g. 1. tv-ready-crew [10 messages] 2. perry como [75 message] 3. MJF [53 messages] .... etc my two cents' worth: i understand that the influx of individual messages might be a tad intimidating to some new list-members who may be brand new 'netizens' as well, although they can't be that 'green' to the internet if they are computer-savvy-enough to be able to subscribe to a mailing list however, i also understand that most 'pointers' out there describing our list also make another point of describing the e-mail volume so theoretically the volume on the list should not be a surprise some people prefer the individual message format to the digest format because they find it easier to reply to some people use the filter options on their e-mail program some people use their delete key liberally to each our own i cannot see the volume as a 'problem' whether there are 30 messages in one day or in one hour whether they are all about pd or not whether they are all about snake oil or not they reflect the living breathing organism which is this cyber-family we are not a corporation bound by company rulebooks and standards we are not a school bound by a curriculum and exams we are part of a new frontier of democracy where each one of us has the same opportunity to be heard as everyone else and the same right to speak as everyone else personally i find it awe-inspiring just as it is your cyber-sibling janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]