[free-sklyarov] Splitting the List

[Tony Abou-Assaleh]

Today was (it's already tomorrow) the first day when I deleted numerous
messages from the list without reading them.

Splitting the list sounds like a necessity. However, many of you have
demonstrated several disadvantages.

So here is an alternate solution:

Keep the list as one. Use predetermined keywords in the subject line to
indicate the nature of the email. Change the subject of the email as soon
as the contents change dramatically from the original message.

Some suggested keywords:
URL: to indicate a url to media coverage or a letter available online
ANN: announcement of new local mailing lists and, protests, etc..
UPDATE: updates on the Dmitry's case including official letters.

These keywords should be removed from the subject when replying to an
email. (although RE in subject should be sufficient in most cases).

This process should facilitate the use of manual (human) and automatic
filters to select which messages and threads to read and which to ignore.

TAA

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Tony Abou-Assaleh                           
Graduate Student, Department of Computer Science
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, N2L 3G1
Office:  DC2503
Phone:   (519) 888-4567 Ext. 3399
Email:   taa at acm.org
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Cyhawk wrote:

> I Agree, Perhaps More than Two Lists.
> 
> One for Urls/Events Etc
> One for Discussion
> and One that Contains sends out the Mails from Both.
> 
> This way you Can stay on Topic, and a specific important notice can reach
> everyone.
> 
> Just an idea...
> 
> 
> mike castleman wrote:
> 
> > I'm inclined to agree. HOWEVER, there's the problem that people, in an
> > attempt to reach everybody, would inevitably cross-post, and so those
> > of us one both lists would end up getting twice as much email. So, for
> > the moment, I have to vote no.
> >
> > mike
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 05:30:02PM -0700, Klepht wrote:
> > > I'd like to suggest that perhaps we need to split this list in two.
> >
> > --
> > // mike castleman, mlc67 at columbia.edu
> > // current location: berekely, ca, us
> > // ph: +1 (646) 382-7220
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