[Elecraft] Long messages

Dave Cole dave at nk7z.net
Mon Jan 4 08:08:31 EST 2021


Hi Lyn.

You will have to read the manual to find out what T-Bird does...  It is 
extensive, and to go into that here would take far too long.

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 1/4/21 4:11 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
> Dave -
> 
> I get 200 - 300 emails a day.  Business, financial, ham radio, personal, etc.
> 
> I have never used Thunderbird, but it sounds like what I am doing with Outlook.  I have it set up with Folders and in some cases, Sub-folders, where everything goes as per established sort rules.
> 
> In addition, because I have so many folders, I have a "Favorites" section of the display where I can see certain folders in addition to in their proper location in the main list.
> 
> Does Thunderbird do something special? I could use some email magic.
> 
> 73
> Lyn, W0LEN
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Cole
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2021 1:02 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Long messages
> 
> I too use Thunderbird, and it is wonderful.  I look at 40 or so lists,
> each has a folder, and Thunderbird has filters, so they all go directly
> into their respective folders.
> 
> Free, and far better than anything out there...
> 
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
> https://www.nk7z.net
> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
> 
> On 1/3/21 10:52 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On 1/3/2021 10:00 PM, w2xj at w2xj.net wrote:
>>> Well we will never know what you’re talking about without quoted context.
>>
>> If you use a decent email program, it's usually possible to include just
>> enough of the post you're commenting on to provide context. And email
>> reflectors are FAR easier to deal with if you use such software that
>> allows you to download your messages and automatically sorts them into
>> mailboxes, one for each reflector, and a few others for special projects
>> that you might be working on with someone.
>>
>> I read more than 2 dozen reflectors, some busy, some not. Many years
>> ago, I tried the digest for a vacation of a week or two and I hated it.
>> There was no way to delete anything! The free software I use is
>> Thunderbird.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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