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Andrew Schuler aschuler at nwu.edu
Fri Mar 3 18:51:03 EST 2000


Why don't you keep it simple?
Apply the following rule in Outlook:

Apply this rule after message arrives
with owner-vtkusers at public.kitware.com in the sender's address
move it to the xxx folder

This works pretty goog for me.

Andrew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vtkusers at public.kitware.com
> [mailto:owner-vtkusers at public.kitware.com]On Behalf Of Pan, Tony C (CRD)
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 5:11 PM
> To: vtkusers at public.kitware.com
> Subject: RE: newsgroup
> 
> 
> I have actually discovered a rule that seems to work too in outlook:
> 
> "check message on arrival with "specific word" == "vtk" in 
> recipient and move to folder whatever."
> 
> Sorry about the earlier message, that was just me speaking before 
> checking all possibilities, and
> thanks to all that endured.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Volpe, Christopher R (CRD) 
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 4:41 PM
> To: Pan, Tony C (CRD); vtkusers at public.kitware.com
> Subject: RE: newsgroup
> 
> 
> Tony (and other Outlook users)
> 
>   The following seems to work very well for me. Create a rule 
> that searches for "This is the private
> VTK discussion list" in the body of the message". 
> 
> Chris
> ________________________________________
> Christopher R. Volpe
> Computer Scientist
> Computer Graphics & Systems Program
> GE Corporate Research & Development
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> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> From: Pan, Tony C (CRD) 
> |> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 1:43 PM
> |> To: vtkusers at public.kitware.com
> |> Subject: RE: newsgroup
> |> 
> |> 
> |> The following is my pet peeve.  
> |> 
> |> The mail sorting would work wonderfully if people would use 
> |> just *one* distribution list name instead
> |> of 50, like "vtk", "vtk user mailing list", "vtk list", "vtk 
> |> mail list", "vtk user list".  I have as
> |> many inbox rules for my outlook as there are different ways 
> |> people address this list, and I still
> |> miss some of them.
> |> 
> |> It would also be nice if people would just use "to" instead 
> |> of "cc" and "bcc" when emailing an entire
> |> group. Since the mail is going to everyone anyway, why put 
> |> it in cc?  I don't particularly like to
> |> have two rules for each possible combination of words that 
> |> addresses the same mail group.
> |> 
> |> So my suggestions: 1. use a single mail list name. 
> |> "vtkusers at public.kitware.com" seems pretty good.
> |> 2. use "To" field when mailing the entire group.
> |> 
> |> or alternatively, have a newsgroup.
> |> 
> |> 
> |> This is not meant as a flame for the entire group, so don't 
> |> take it as one.  I welcome constructive
> |> comments.
> |> 
> |> Tony C. Pan
> |> 
> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> From: Tim Hutton [mailto:T.Hutton at eastman.ucl.ac.uk]
> |> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 5:06 AM
> |> To: vtkusers at public.kitware.com
> |> Subject: Re: newsgroup
> |> 
> |> 
> |> Just a thought, I'm sure email is easier for many people who 
> |> don't have
> |> straightforward access to newsgroups.
> |> 
> |> Also, don't most email programs have a feature that can 
> |> filter messages
> |> into separate folders automatically? That's what I do.
> |> 
> |> Cheers,
> |> 
> |> Tim.
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