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"Charles T. Meyer, M.D." wrote: > "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 > > -- > > > > ****************************************************************************************** > > > > Charles T. Meyer, M.D. > > Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ****************************************************************************************** > > > > -- > > ****************************************************************************************** > > > > Charles T. 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