Is there any relation between this discussion and the subject "Re:
[DNG] Dng Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7" ?
The subject of a mail is one of the methods for sorting, either
automatically or by eye. Please don't confuse things with false and/or
meaningless subjects.
Didier
Le 03/10/2015 00:02, JeremyBekka C a écrit :
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 12:37:39 -0400
> From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@???
> <mailto:mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>>
> To: dng@??? <mailto:dng@lists.dyne.org>
> Subject: Re: [DNG] mailing list software
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> <mailto:560EB2D3.4060505@meetinghouse.net>>
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> JeremyBekka C wrote:
> > I have been using my gmail account to read this mailing list but I
> > would like to move over to a program specifically designed for
> mailing
> > lists. I found mailman and it looks like it would work well. Just
> > wondering if I could get some suggestions about would program
> would be
> > best to use with this and other mailing lists.
> >
>
> Methinks you might be confusing things just a trifle:
>
> - mailman (and majordomo, and sympa, and listserve....) are
> MAILING LIST
> MANAGERS - they're what keeps track of all the people on a list, and
> distributes mail to them - you don't use them to read mail (except
> that
> some provide web-based access to archives)
>
> - you READ mailing list, and SEND to them, from a basic email client -
> like gmail, or Thunderbird, or Outlook, or Mac's "Mail" program -
> all of
> which include features for sorting and filtering mail, and to a lesser
> or greater degree automatically displaying message threads and/or
> putting list mail into folders
>
> If you're not happy with the gmail web interface, I'd suggest playing
> with different clients that can support "IMAP" access to your mailbox
>
> Miles Fidelman
>
>
> --
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
> In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
>
> Sorry, my bad. I was not sure what to search for and thought mailman
> was what I wanted.
> The reason I was thinking of using something other that gmail was
> because of a discusion a few months ago here on this mailing
> list. That discussion was about the proper way to respond to messages
> and there was talk about the problem of using email services like
> gmail. I thought there were programs specifically made for mailing
> lists like this one.
> The reason I don't like gmail is because it is hard to reply to
> certain messages and when I want to quote someone I don't know how to
> show what is my message and what I am quoting. Also, I am not sure if
> I can block certain people from my list, like if some one is trolling
> the list and I don't want to see their messages.
>
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