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Re: a newsgroup? (was Re: Too Many Messages?)

To: "Mike Ellsworth" <mikeells@shianet.org>, <Frmjr45@aol.com>, <casoich@sgi.net>, <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: a newsgroup? (was Re: Too Many Messages?)
From: "Mike Ellsworth" <mikeells@shianet.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 07:30:54 -0400
Reply-to: "Mike Ellsworth" <mikeells@shianet.org>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
List,

I put an extra f on the front of forum in the earlier URL. Not a very good
job of proofreading. Sorry about that.

                                Mike

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> From: Mike Ellsworth <mikeells@shianet.org>
> To: Frmjr45@aol.com; casoich@sgi.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: a newsgroup?  (was Re: Too Many Messages?)
> Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 9:50 PM
> 
> I agree!!! If someone is looking for a Spridget group in a forum more
like
> a newsgroup, try:
> 
>       http://www.ipl.co.uk/cgi-bin/fforum/MG/sub3/cmtlist.html
> 
> This is a good site, with lots of good advice available, but it doesn't
> have quite the sense of community found here on the list. I like the list
> like it is, and currently have 5067 messages in my Spridget mail box. I
> have my messages sorted into different boxes for different subjects, and
> have my reader set to mark them as "read" after viewing them for 1
second.
> I have a seperate folder to keep messages I want to save, and just delete
> the whole list of others when the mood strikes. Keep the list as it is.
> Little league, Grandchildren, and all.
> 
>                               Mike Ellsworth
>                               71 Midget
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----------
> > From: Frmjr45@aol.com
> > To: casoich@sgi.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: a newsgroup?  (was Re: Too Many Messages?)
> > Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 3:07 PM
> > 
> > In a message dated 98-09-24 11:47:17 EDT, casoich@sgi.net writes:
> > 
> > << 
> >   While we're on the subject, I like the group the way it is. I've made
> more
> >  friends on this list than on any newsgroup I've ever been part of. I
> think
> >  it's nice that this list is more human. If you're unhappy with the
> deluge of
> >  mail, just set your email specs to filter out what you don't want. I
> have
> >  about 10 folders that mail gets divided into when it comes in. The one
> that
> >  most the mail goes in is the trash :) You just need to filter the way
> you
> > want
> >  the mail to go.
> >  
> >   
> >  
> >  
> >  Amy
> >  -would be sorry to see this list disappear
> >   >>
> > 
> >    I agree, being online only about a year and half and not that
> proficient
> > with computers, I don't understand all that other stuff yet.  I like it
> the
> > way it is, don't confuse me anymore than I already am.  Just call me a
> > computer semi-literate.
> > 
> > Russ Mullaly
> > 1962 Midget

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