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Re: OT: how to easily identify posts coming from this list



Vir Calimlim wrote:

the way i see it, the "Message Rule" works only with POP3* server but as you
can see, i have a hotmail account which uses HTTP. message filtering (spam &
non-spam only) is done at the hotmail site and does not use those of OE's.

i used to download my emails from yahoo when their pop3 service was still
free. there used to be mailandnews and turbosport but they've both closed
shop. i'm hesitant to transfer to new (untested by time) web email sites
that provides free pop3 service with the anxiety that they might close shop
as well sooner or later.

---
*  POP3 email services give you mailbox space on a server, from where you
can retrieve your email using an email client such as Outlook Express or
Eudora.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Jones" <cj cr-jay ca>


From your email I see that you are using Outlook Express version 6. Same
program I use. It is very easy to create a "Message Rule" that will
transfer a folder you create ie. "Redhat". "Check the manual"



At 00:04 27/11/2003, Vir Calimlim wrote:


my email browser isn't that sophisticated. i only have 2 filter


categories,


spam and non-spam. all non-spam go to the inbox. however a few spam mails
still slip through and find their way to the inbox. unnecessary eye strain
from doing an occular inspection of a long list can be avoided through


easy


identification of legitimate non-spam mails.

let's say a program can be written to insert that identifying mark (eg


RHIL)


infront of the subject line, isn't it more efficient that this is done at
the server side where it is processed just once rather than at the client
side where the effort is duplicated several times?

thanks
vir



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob McClure Jr" <robertmcclure earthlink net>


Well, I'm not the list owner, but it looks like it should be simple
enough to filter on this line:

Reply-To: redhat-install-list redhat com

That's always, always, always in the headers of RHIL and only RHIL
mail.

Cheers,
--
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure earthlink net  http://www.bobcatos.com
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.




On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 11:16:53AM +0800, Vir Calimlim wrote:


To the List Owner:

I recently joined this list and thank you for accepting my subscription.

Is there an easy way to distinguish emails coming from this list from the
rest of those in my inbox without having to open them individually?
Filtering through "From" is not a sure thing as spam mails still gets into
my inbox and it's hard to distinguish without having to open the


individual


emails. I'm also subscribed to several other lists mostly from yahoogroups
and posts are easily identifiable with the name of the list appearing in


the


subject line enclosed in brackets and this is done automatically by the
system. Is there a way to do the same here or something similar? A
simple "[rh-install]" appearing infront of the subject line should


suffice.


Thank you.

Vir Calimlim

I think in hotmail if you click on "options" there is a section to create filters...

Also I think that Netscape has long offered an email service tied to their browsers.

Or, blush, why not simply pay the $15 or $20 to some online service to get pop access as well as the web access.

<gripe>
BTW, I was PO'd as well when Yahoo dropped both their ftp access to web site and pop access to mail -- I simply stopped using them and set up the web site as simply a re-direct to a place that provides it. This was just as well in any case as Yahoo was becoming very unreliable, rejecting mail or http requests because their servers were too slow or over worked. Charging seems to be the trend now, no more "free" stuff as Photoaccess has also started charging. Since most of these places charge in US$ it becomes quite pricey for those of us that get paid in foreign currency...
</gripe>


Mike

Mike




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