Dear All,
Apologies if today's splurge of messages was a lot to cope with - as
you probably gathered, I've just been clearing a backlog of
announcements.
By Mailbase standards this list is not a particularly high-volume one
(some others receive dozens of messages per day!), but if you were
not already aware of it you might in any case find the Mailbase
'digest' option useful. The details below are adapted from the
Mailbase Users Guide at:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/docs/user-digest.html
DL
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Mailbase User Guide: Digests
About digests
Normally you will receive messages from a list one at a time, as and
when they are posted to the list. But if you set the digest option
lots of messages will be sent to you in one large email. Some people
find this more convenient, especially on busy lists.
This 'digest' will be sent every night, or when more than 20 messages
have been sent to the list.
Setting digests
To receive messages as a digest, send this command to
[log in to unmask]
set german-studies digest
And to stop receiving messages as a digest, send this command to
[log in to unmask]
set german-studies nodigest
Replying to digests
When you reply to a digest you must consider other list members and:
Think about whether you want to email the entire list (the default),
or just the sender of the original message.
Change the subject field appropriately, as a message saying "Re:
Digest" is not meaningful.
Only quote the relevant message, or message part.
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Dr Duncan Large
Department of German
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
GB-Swansea SA2 8PP
Tel: +44 (0)1792 205678, #4729
Home Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1792 204167
http://www.swan.ac.uk/german/large.htm
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