From: Rob Danielson <>
> I hear you about the clutter but I find the downside with digests is
> that they are impractical for searching. Filtering the posts into
> mailboxes keeps the clutter down. I receive several lists that I
> glance through daily but I search these lists fairly often with
> questions that already been addressed. With digests, I have to search
> _within_ each "match" to if there's anything its relevant. I seldom
> do that. With individual posts the subect line shows for all of the
> individual emails that match making the whole process more
> productive. If you run behind on upgrades and the latest news like I
> do, you can avoid some of the frustration others have muddled
> through. The "market" seems to rely, partially, on consumers'
> inability to compare notes. That's not an aspect of the market I
> enjoy participating in. The emails I collect, which total a mere 1.2
> GB for 5 years, are my notes. Rob D.
Each digest starts with a list of all the posts in that digest, with
their subjects and who posted them. When I'm in a hurry it's not hard to
go to just the ones I want. Searching I don't bother with the searchers.
I can actually run through a days posts faster if it's in digest.
One thing I like about digests is that you are behind the curve as it
were. You can contemplate your reply a bit more. I switched to digest
about a year ago for this very reason.
Walt
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