I created a "tech tips" folder back when I first joined the list in 2002. In 6 years I've put 135 posts in that folder. Usually oddball stuff that I've never come across in my 25+ years of Vanagon experience. ~19,000 messages is a lot! My sent messages folder only has ~12,500 messages in it, and that's 8 years worth... Cheers, Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Robert Fisher Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Too Much (Vanagon) Information; was: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops
My 'vanagon hold' folder on my 'puter has 18998 msgs in it. I had this idea when I joined that I would keep posts with information I thought would be useful or interesting, and then I started keeping threads in which I had been involved. Once upon a time I had an ambition to distill this stuff, as I went along, into a compendium, sort of my own '(Nearly) Complete List of Vanagon Tips, Tricks and Facts from the Vanagon List'. Didn't happen. Probably never will. I need to at least go through and weed out the non-technical stuff and separate out the working links. For one thing, opening a folder that large will almost lock up Outlook Express. I figure a half-hour a day for the next five years should do it, eh? : \ I left my Gmail account working as a backup; most of this stuff predates that account. I could combine what I want to keep out of the both of them one way or the other, but I want to have my stash local in case I don't have internet access for whatever reason. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:06 AM Subject: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops
> As of this morning, my Vanagon Gmail has 18570 posts! > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:57 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Picassa is a free, user friendly way to organize photos you have in >> your hard drive. You can also create albums with it, and share them >> with others, such as this group. You should try it. The Gmail/Picassa >> combo is a great way to go for managing Gerry. The Google search >> engine is built into your Gmail inbox so you can easily search your >> messages. I have over 5000 list messages so, before I search the Gerry >> archives, I search on my Gmail. You get loads of storage, so you don't >> have to worry about deleting anything. I have two Gmail accounts. One >> personal and one dedicated to Gerry and all my other VW shenanigans. >> >> Gracias, >> Miguel >> > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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