[pianotech] new list features

[Bill Ballard]

At 11:58 AM -0500 9/10/02, Ron Nossaman wrote:
>Can't incoming mail be filtered into specific mailboxes from a 
>keyword anywhere in the subject line? If so, #2 should come closest 
>to satisfying everyone.

I pity the poor email client software whose mailbox filtering can 
only be done on the Subject field. It must be a real wall-flower next 
to more capable software. For my "PTx" box, the filtering is done in 
the From field.

I vote for #3. We should implement it, and those people on the list 
who don't know have to filter will surface in the next few weeks, 
with their complaints. We can talk each of them through the filtering 
set-up, until there are none left who would prefer #1.

At 1:16 PM -0400 9/10/02, Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
>I'm sorry Jon, but not setting up a piano tech mailbox to filter 
>messages is not a matter of being lazy. It's a matter of not knowing 
>how. I am sure I am not the only computer illiterate piano tech out 
>there. It's just one more thing I shouldn't have to learn just to be 
>on this list.
>
>Wim

Oh boy, our first customer. <g> Wim, what email software are you 
using (and what OS)?


Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"All God's Children got Rhythm"
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At 10:26 AM -0600 9/10/02, Andy Rudoff wrote:
>One of them is the ability to put
>"footers" on each message.  I must say I don't really like doing that,
>since it adds to the noise and when people quote a message they often
>leave the footer in the quoted portion and you get to see it again
>and again.  But it also potentially cuts down on the number of times
>I have to re-send the FAQ, remind people how to get on and off the list,
>or even step in and handle someone's subscription myself.  So unless I
>hear strong objections, I'm thinking we'll leave the footers on at
>least for a while.

I agree that the list should be as autonomous as possible, requiring 
your attention as seldom as possible. But the addition of seven lines 
of list service addresses is an even worse waste of visual space that 
the "[pianotech]" Subject prefix (although it appears not to add more 
than 1K to the text).

How's'bout:
	1.) a single line address for the FAQ.
	2.) adding the full seven lines to the first post stored on 
the server at the beginning of each week (say, 12:01AM, Mondays 
mornings). Of course assuming that your list software is 
sophisticated enough to make this option more than a simple on/off 
choice. That would send it out weekly.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"When writing a mental note, first procure a mental piece of paper"
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