How to use LUG

[jim_lennon1]

I recently signed up to use the LUG. What I receive seems like random emails--unrelated to each other, except that they quote previous random emails. Is there no way to receive the information grouped/organized by topic, or at least see all the replies to a given question in one sequence?

[bert_keuken]

Suscribe to the digest to receive only one daily email.

 

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To subscribe, just send a plain-text message to majordomo@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us whose contents are <b>subscribe leica-users-digest</b>.

[todd frederick]

Thanks for the "digest" suggestion. I had the same problem and

unsubscribed within an hour after joining due to the massive random

mailings I received. Most appreciated.

[bert_keuken]

<i>massive random mailings...</i> yes that's the LUG alright!

[tim_franklin]

Geez, but some of those guys go on a bit !! I got sick of all the

childish bickering and as a result have got behind with looking at

the posts - I now have nearly 10,000 unread messages in the

LUG folder. The digest sounds a sensible idea.

 

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Time for the deletions axe to strike, hehe :o)

[bert_keuken]

<i>I got sick of all the childish bickering...</i>

 

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So did I and what made me unsubscribe was the fact that there is a number of people thinking they own the LUG to such extent that they can't suppress the urge to respond to every question asked.

 

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While there's a lot of knowledge to be found among the LUG'ers I find the high volume of off-topic subjects quite annoying.

[fred_sun1]

<i>at least see all the replies to a given question in one sequence?</i><br>

You can read the LUG posts on the web   <a href="http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/">http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/</a>

[richard_davis5]

Forget the LUG. Its a waste of time, full of folks that just rip the

shit outta each other and then resort to talking about camera bags.

Waste of bandwith if you ask me.

 

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Rich.

[andrew10]

subscribe only if you don't mind a signal-to-noise ratio of 20:80 or

less.

[Spearhead]

I would agree that the LUG is a waste of time and how much of your

day do you want to spend online anyway?

 

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However, for mailing lists of value, I would argue against the

digest. The problem with the digest is that if there is a

particular subject line that interests you, it's necessary to scan

through each digest that might have that and find all the messages

on that subject. If you filter into a separate mailbox, you can

sort individual messages on subject (and bulk delete on subject too)

and just read what interests you.

[michael_darnton1]

Another possible approach is to go to the archives every week or so

and quickly scan what's there to confirm that you haven't really

missed anything. That's what I do:

 

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http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/

[john_r._fulton_jr.]

Hi--

I also recently unsubscribed LUG. Too much time.

I learned alot of stuff in the six months I was on it, but am glad

not to be getting it anymore. The signal to noise ratio was way

too high.

To answer the question......

I use Eudora Pro as an e-mail program. It sorted LUG into it's

own mailbox. In the mailbox I could (any time I wanted) sort the

mail by author, subject, date or whether it had been opened. My

LUG mailbox finally stopped accepting mail after about 35,000

messages and I started a new box.

[Eudora's filtering device can also filter certain e-mails (say

certain authors) directly into the trash and you never see 'em.]

I cannot imagine dealing with LUG (or any Listserve) any other

way. Eudora made it manageable.

Good luck,

John