[Virtualacorn-list] down with Digests!

David J. Ruck druck at druck.org.uk
Thu Dec 18 15:27:41 GMT 2014


On 18/12/2014 14:59, Jim Nagel wrote:
> Is "Virtualacorn-list Digest, Vol 64, Issue 2" REALLY the subject of
> the previous thread?
>
> Subject line should be something useful when it comes to searching for
> a past discussion of a problem.
>
> Suggestion to list administrator:  get rid of the Digest option
> altogether.  It's not as if the list receives so much traffic as to
> warrant a digest version.  Then there would be no chance of anyone
> mistakenly using a "Digest" subject line when  replying to a message.

Agreed.

Digests had their place decades ago on brain dead command line email 
clients and very high volume mailing lists. With modern threaded email 
clients there is absolutely no excuse for using them.

Cheers
-- 
David J. Ruck
email: druck at druck.org.uk
phone: +44(0)7974 108301




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