[Elecraft] Four Elecraft Digests in one day

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Paradoxically, the digest mode seems least useful for large amounts of
traffic. It was originally designed for very slow circuits to end users
when individual fetches were problematic. Decades later systems like Gmail
handle that seamlessly and allow individual sorting of email to taste.

With my smartphone and the Gmail app I can sort out mail I **don't** want
to read, by visually scanning subject lines in just a few seconds. If there
are thirty posts on the same subject and thread they come up as a single
subject line, not thirty scattered around on separate lines.

Then tap tap tap tap on unwanted subject lines to highlight them. Tap on
the garbage can icon to send them to the folder that deletes them
automatically after thirty days.

The alternative is mail censorship or endless bickering about what and how
much ought to be on the reflector.

Having learned to use Gmail's filters, over time a personal collection
of filters plus the Gmail web or smartphone app can deal with even a
hundred Elecraft emails in a minute or two.

That does not include the time to read, absorb, and respond to the email
you have *chosen* to actually read.

Email today is way better as a process than what was going on when digest
mode was invented. To me anyway, it's mildly mystifying that anyone still
uses digest mode.

73, Guy K2AV

On Sunday, September 20, 2015, George via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','elecraft at mailman.qth.net');>> wrote:

> Four Elecraft Digests in one day is more than I can swallow.  As I  attempt
> to wade through the messages, I find a lot of stuff that doesn't seem
> worthy of taking up everyone's time.  Microphones, seriously?
>
> With this much message traffic, is there a better way?
>
> 73, George, K5KG
>
> George  Wagner, K5KG
> Sarasota, FL  34242
> 941-400-1960
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