More about keywords

Ben Wing ben at 666.com
Thu Nov 11 01:13:18 EST 2004


Whatever.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xemacs-beta-bounces at xemacs.org 
> [mailto:xemacs-beta-bounces at xemacs.org] On Behalf Of Steve Youngs
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:07 PM
> To: XEmacs beta
> Subject: Re: More about keywords
> 
> 
> * Ben Wing <ben at 666.com> writes:
> 
>   > Looks like someone hasn't gotten their daily dose of
>   > coffee/prozac/nutmeg/heroin/<insert drug of choice here>.
> 
> No, you can tell from the fact that I was so polite and 
> restrained that I'm back on my medication.
> 
>   >> * Ben Wing <ben at 666.com> writes:
>   >> 
>   >> > Steve Youngs [mailto:steve at youngs.au.com]  wrote:
>   >> > But X-headers don't show up in the summary listing.
>   >> 
>   >> So what?  Why don't you just have procmail split your mail into
>   >> separate mail folders/directories/files (or whatever M$ calls
>   >> them) based on these tags?
> 
>   > That would defeat the whole point.  I've tried that but it's a
>   > hassle to have many folders, and I end up just missing things.
> 
> And yet further down you mention you have 100+ personal mail 
> folders... maybe it's only a hassle when it suits you, huh?
> 
>   >> and you're not even subscribed to the lists
> 
>   > First of all, I did resubscribe recently.
> 
> Oh good, I'll stop cc'ing you then.
> 
>   > I promise to read through the lists regularly, but I'll still see
>   > things quicker if I'm cc'ed
> 
> Set a MFT header and non-broken MUA's will automatically cc you.
> 
>   >> foo
>   >> Re: [NPERS] [WHL] foo
>   >> Re: [WHL] Re: [NPERS] [WHL] foo
>   >> Re: [WHL] Re: [WHL] Re: [NPERS] [WHL] foo
>   >> Re: [WHL] Re: [WHL] Re: [WHL] Re: [NPERS] [WHL] foo
> 
>   > Honestly, how much difference do these things really make?
> 
> Well, for me (and other Gnus users), none, as I have found a 
> way to make Gnus remove them all.  But others aren't as lucky 
> as I and don't use Gnus.  
> 
> Because it disrupts the natural flow of reading.
> 
>   > And why is top-posting so annoying?
> 
>   > As for not using XEmacs as an MUA
> 
> What you are doing is like being employed by Coke Cola and 
> drinking Pepsi. 
> 
>   > I have about 100 personal folders
> 
> Ah, there are those pesky folders that are such a hassle.
> 
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