Re: list freezes

On 15 Jan 02, at 21:44, andrew wrote:

> I recently returned to this list after a hiatus of five months.  When
> the list unfroze this morning NZT, I got a glut of messages, burying
> everything else in my inbox, including messages that demanded my
> attention.
Which is perhaps why subscribers to the list end up learning about the
filtering capabilities of their mail software, or procmail, or
something like that :)

I can recommend it. My mailer (Pegasus) automatically filters all
Conlag mail into its own folder so it doesn't clutter up my inbox; I
can ignore the group for a couple of days and it doesn't affect my
other mails. I think on Unix such things are usually done by procmail
rather than from within the mailer itself (you appear to be using
Mutt).

> After effectively one day back, I am seriously considering
> taking the NOMAIL option.
procmail is your friend :)

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>