Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:26:01 -0500
Reply-To: Holly and Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Holly and Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject: Posting from multiple addresses --- LONG
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A word to the folks trying to post from multiple addresses. There are a few
solutions. I will assume that you are posting from multiple computers as
well. I do this without worry or trouble.
Here's how you do it. On each computer use an e-mail program with multiple
personalities setup - your work personality and then your Vanagon
personality. It will also allow you to set up a basic single filter that
puts everything from this Vanagon list into that folder.
This method will allow you to change your sender's address in a click at
the same time. I do this using my student account for the Type2.com list,
and my staff account (different address) for the Vanagon list. To send to
Type2 I make sure the 'From' section shows my student account, etc...
I can check this mail from my laptop, or across campus on my wife's
computer (she's staff as well) or from any computer where I have a chance
to set up a personality or setup another e-mail program (if the computer
has enough spare HDD space).
Usually when I tell the e-mail program that I want to send something to
Type.com (and choose it from my address book list - recipient list - it
automatically resets the sender's name and address).
You access your e-mail server from anywhere in the world as long as you
know the mail server's address (rocketscience.tntech.edu or ???) and your
address with your user name. At least this is the setup with my system
here, an account I had locally with a private co. and several others my
friends use. All you need is that info and an e-mail program that can
download the messages for you.
Also leave the mail on the server until the message is put into the trash
(which means you eliminate messages from the server as you read them from
wherever) or just leave on the server period (except on the machine where
you archive material). You're gonna have to let the e-mail program dump the
server copies or your account might fill up sooner or later.
Mine does but I handle 3000 messages a week (several lists, and a job where
I 'm on call some nights and have time to read while at work). I can sort,
read and dump all the messages I get in an hour or so.
Another alternative is to buy a zip drive (or a zip disk if you have the
drive) and install your e-mail program on the zip disk allowing you to
download and handle your mail from any computer. To run the e-mail program
you are going to have to reinstall the e-mail software on each computer
using the Zip as the destination drive - this will get the Windoze OS stuff
tucked away on each computer but you only get one copy on your Zip because
you've only reinstalled over it.
The SPAM is driving me nuts too. I have a very eager delete key too but it
is a drag seeing off topic posts about Viagra or my next great opportunity
to buy something from some spammer. However, I love the off topic stuff
from the Vanagon drivers/owners.
One more idea - I have spent the past couple years adding filters to sort
my mail. The basic idea is each message gets filtered for content - key
SPAM words like Visa, credit card, opportunity and satisfaction BOTH in the
body of one message. These get thrown into the deadmail or spam folder
which I clear out in two seconds after I check for familiar names and
topics - this ain't perfect but it works okay. As time goes on, I add more
filters and it gets more specific.
It filters mail addressed to me directly next, and then starts down the
list. This gets the SPAM before it come to my mailbox folder in my
computer. I still get to make a quick review before I trash the SPAM.
Then comes topic sorting - ignition, engine, axles, paint. Finally whatever
doesn't fit into those categories gets sorted by the 'To:' field - which
puts messages into folders based on list name - Type2.com, Vanagon,
Corvair, etc.
All others find their way to the 'In' box where I can see what slipped all
the way through the filters. I either delete it or use it's details to
create another filter. Out of 800 messages some days, I usually only see 20
or so in the 'In' box which I delete in 10 secs or so.
My filter series has 300+ steps but like I said, I only give it a few
minutes a day - adding one or two more. It doesn't slow my computer down
much - I have an old 486DX4/75Mhz and it can filter all my mail in 20
minutes or so while I'm doing something else. My wife's 650 MHz does it all
in oh 5 secs or so... <grin> I'll be buying a new laptop soon so I'll get
faster results.
The filter process can filter based on the recipient's name, body content,
To or From, anything - about 8 or 9 different ways or a combination of this.
Spammer's Drop Dead!!!!
Also visit www.Spamcop.com
Oh and I'm running Eudora 5.something - whatever the latest version is.
They have a free version.
