Re: How do YOU read midrange-l?

["Jim Essinger" <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gmail - it helps me manage the threads.

I do forget to edit the bottom of the email before I send a lot of the time.

On Jan 16, 2008 1:19 PM, Urbanek, Marty <Marty_Urbanek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just curious how other members of this community read midrange-l, i.e.
> by what mechanism do you read and post?
>
> I have always used digest mode + plain text because I don't want to be
> interrupted with email every two seconds and this combination lets me
> quickly scroll to the posts I want to read. But lately, even digest mode
> is becoming tough to keep up with.
>
> Some people post [seems like] the entire history of the thread to which
> they are replying, so today, for example, I am receiving a digest mode
> email every 8 - 15 minutes and they only contain a few new messages
> because some of the posts include so much history. I usually just post
> one previous message (the one I am immediately replying to), but I can
> see the logic in doing it the other way.
>
> This isn't meant to be a criticism of anybody. I'm just wondering what
> other people do to manage these messages so they can monitor the
> discussions without making a full-time job of it.
>
> Thanks,
> -Marty