Re[Elecraft] ading/Posting to Elecraft list?

[David Yarnes]

Deni and All,

I agree with Don.  If your email system allows you to sort 
your inbound emails, it can really make life much simpler. 
I use Outlook Express and/or Windows Mail (the Vista version 
of Outlook Express), which allows me to set up message rules 
that automatically direct various emails to various separate 
folders.  There are several ways to sort your messages, so 
it's pretty flexible.  I simply use the subject line by 
having the system divert all messages with the "Elecraft" 
designation go to a separate folder.  That captures all 
messages coming from the Elecraft reflector.  I get 40 to 50 
messages a day from the Elecraft reflector (sometimes a lot 
more), and I can usually dispose of them fairly quickly by 
then just perusing the subject line for each.  My delete key 
gets a lot of work, but it goes pretty fast.  The problem I 
find with getting "digests" is that when you want to respond 
to a certain message, it becomes a lot more complicated, 
since not all digests provide a clear method for responding 
to just that one message you are interested in responding 
to.  QTH.net is one of those that makes this difficult.  Of 
course, it would be exponentially more helpful if folks 
would pay more attention to the subject line, but that's a 
battle that seems to be more like Don Quixote at the 
Windmill!  Anyway, if you aren't using a method like the one 
I describe, you might consider at least trying it.

Dave W7AQK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Deni F5VJC" <foxfive.vjc at gmail.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Re[Elecraft] ading/Posting to Elecraft list?


> Deni,
>
> For me, the very easiest method is to receive the 
> individual emails.  I have my mail client sort on 
> "[Elecraft]" in the subject line and put all that meet the 
> sort criteria into the Elecraft folder of my Inbox.  So I 
> have the equivalent of 'my own little digest', but they 
> are individual emails.
> The messages are all there in my email until I delete 
> them, so I can respond to any of them - Reply goes to the 
> poster while Reply All will send it to the poster and the 
> Elecraft list - I can edit the recipients if that is 
> desired.
>
> I find it quicker to use the delete key on the individual 
> messages that I am not interested in than to wade through 
> a digest format to find those that I am interested in.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Deni F5VJC wrote:
>> This is getting way too complicated.
>> I have been reading and posting to the Elecraft 
>> reflector, list or whatever
>> you call it now since 2000 when I discovered Elecraft and 
>> built my K2.
>> Right now with my K3 I'm getting increasingly confused as 
>> to the
>> best/easiest way to view and post messages to the 
>> list/forum or whatever
>> it's called now, and as you can see I'm posting from 
>> Nabble, the only method
>> that seems to work for me.
>>
>> Would someone informed please advise the best/easiest way 
>> to view and post
>> to Elecraft?
>>
>> I'd rather be playing K3 radio than messing with this 
>> stuff...
>>
>> 73, Deni
>>
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