Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:10:31 -0800
Reply-To: Doug Jones <duge4wd@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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From: Doug Jones <duge4wd@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Vanagon Email
>>>>Ken wrote:
OK I didn't think I would need to don the fire retardant undies for
this subject. Just thought I was making a helpful suggestion
(instead of my normal shameless comercializing). I am using
AOL which is a pain to use for anything including email. If
anyone knows of a filter or sorter program that I can use
please let me know. I retract my idea of keeping the [Vanagon]
in the subject lines. I have been properly flogged and now
I will go bleed quietly somewhere. :)<<<<
Ken,
You shouldn't be flogged. You offered a suggestion, and so did I. I
know AOL can be a bear, and somewhat user-unfriendly, especially
when it comes to email. I wasn't trying to hold your feet to the flames;
You just got me thinking about how I handle my massive electronic
mail load. I have also been unsuccessful at using Outlook Express
(OE) to download my Hotmail account; Which is strange when you
think both were developed and are owned by Microsoft.
Sounds like divide and conquer!
Anyway, If you can access a POP3 mail server address to download
your mail, you should be able to download it into OE. But there's
no guarantee.
Maybe the answer is to get one of these free email accounts like
Hotmail or Yahoo and use it strictly for the Vanagon list. This will
segregate your vanagon mail automatically. I was going to
do just that when I began having difficulties between the MSN
mail server and the server at my Jeep listserve; but, now the MSN
server has apparently called a cease-fire and all is quiet on the
Jeep front.
I probably don't read as many posts on this list as some
other members, so I can't speak to any of this stuff about
Ken's "doing business on the list." I RE-filter my Vanagon
mail by perusing the subj headings, and stick pretty much
to the syncro tech posts. SO, please DO NOT
waste any bandwidth reading me the riot act for NOT
trashing the man. I try NOT to write about things I'm not
familiar with.
Ken, Don't feel persecuted for having an idea.
Allot of people wouldn't have even put this kind
of thing forward for debate, and then we wouldn't be trying
to solve what appears to be an issue for some members.
We're probably not all computer geniuses, and some
people may be unaware that they can filter their email
in this way.
DougJ
PS. the new beta of IE 5.0 is out and includes a mail program
which might (read might) help your problem. I'll look into it.
I've also considered using the Hotmail strictly for NGs b/c of the
spamming from the addresses they harvest from publicly
accessible servers. I can read NGs from OE using my MSN
account; but, post to NGs using my Hotmail.