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On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 09:54:28 +0100 Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good to see the list up and working. For those who are not > accustomed to mailbase software, there are issues worth noting. > > First among these is that if you use the reply function, you do > not answer the person who sent a query or a note. You address > the entire list. That is a setting that we can make at the server. At the moment I have set it to reply to list on the assumption that most folks will want to do just that. > The second issue deals with what many see as a major flaw in the > mailbase software. This is the fact that it is impossible to set > mailbase lists to daily digest. (At least this has been the cae > on my other mailbase lists, and when I contacted the software > developers, they acknowledged it couldn't be done.) Daily digest > -- the ability to set the computer to send all messages in one > large bundle once a day -- makes life far easier for > those participating in a listserv list who must organize their > time. It may be possible for some email programs to sweep all > mail from one list into a file. I think some software permits > this but not all. Yes, this is still the case unfortunately! I understand that mailbase are working on it, but they have been saying this for some time, with no announcements yet... The 'digest' function is very useful. I use it a lot on other lists that I monitor. Ken's other points about using some care in mailing are spot on, and all part of 'netiquette'. David : .............. : Dr. David Durling, : : Director of Research : : School of Art & Design, Staffordshire University : : Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE, UK : : vox:+44 (0)1782 294556 (direct) fax:+44 (0)1782 294873 : : <[log in to unmask]> : .............. : %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%