The original point that was trying to be conveyed was; from your e-mail "IN BOX" there is nothing that identifies the message coming from NYOSWEGO-L. It is ONLY after you open the message that you see the NYOSWEGO-L. As stated before by others, all other news groups I belong to have the group name in the subject line on the 'In Box' screen. Example: [Peterhead]WEBSTERS in 1861 Census [WI-Sheboy]TOECKES living in Random Lake [ABERDEEN]1871 marriages in Longside 1848 I think we all would like to see the following when we first open our e-mail program. [NYOSWEGO-L]John WEBSTER from Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland Thanks, Pat in Arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buell, Michael" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: September 08, 2003 12:55 PM Subject: RE: Sorting list emails (was RE: VANT mailing list created) > Liz, > > It is the To: field. The technical answer is an email contains required > information. Each email has many fields but for this discussion we care > about From: and To:. List software like that used by > [email protected] will put the actual sender, in the case of this > email it would be my email, in the From: field and will replace > [email protected] into the To: field. Thats how you are able to just > reply to a list email and the email goes to the list and not the original > sender. > > It is slightly more technical than that but I have covered the essentials. > That was a very good catch though. I was very frustrated with the message > rules until I actually "looked" into the raw email message. Which contains > more information than Outlook or whatever actually shows you. > > Hope that helps > > -- > Mike Buell > Fairport, NY > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: liz Parmalee [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Sorting list emails (was RE: VANT mailing list created) > > > > > > Mike, It does not bother me whether or not I know where an > > e-mail comes > > from. If it has an genealogy query in the title, I figure it > > is pretty > > safe. > > I have one question about your instructions-- > > <message rule which takes any message sent to > > [email protected] and > > moves them to a folder named "Oswego List"> > > > > Do you mean from rather than to? I am a rookie and would > > like to know how > > the computer knows this if the message does not identify > > itself as such. > > Thanks for any help in this matter. > > Liz > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Buell, Michael" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:10 AM > > Subject: Sorting list emails (was RE: VANT mailing list created) > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have been following this thread. But, has anyone tried > > using features in > > > the email software to help identify list emails. > > > > > > Most email software has some way to identify, classify, > > highlight etc. an > > > email. For example I use MS outlook on this computer. I > > have set up a > > > message rule which takes any message sent to > > [email protected] and > > > moves them into a folder named "Oswego List". I could > > easily have made > > the > > > email line show up in my inbox in a different color or > > font. Outlook > > > express has a similar but different mechanism, which I use > > at home to sort > > > my wife and kids email from mine. > > > > > > I believe every other email program will have the same type > > of feature. > > > Just look into the help file for something like "message rules", > > "highlight" > > > or "classify". > > > > > > I just want to note that I'm not trying to admonish anyone. > > I am just > > > trying to help out. And besides by doing a little > > experimenting you might > > > end up with another tool to make your computer experience better. > > > > > > -- > > > Mike Buell > > > Fairport, NY > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 2:34 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: VANT mailing list created > > > > > > > > > > > > Anna writes: > > > > << I am new to this list and very confused by it as well. > > > > The messages that > > > > I get do not have the NYOSWEGO in the subject line. I use > > > > the the subject > > > > line to sort my messages, it makes it much easier to stay on > > > > many lists. At this > > > > point I am probably going to have to give up this list, due > > > > to the fact that > > > > it is too time consuming to go through the message and figure > > > > out where it > > > > came from. This is a great service and I am always happy to > > > > participate, it is > > > > just due to my other obligations that this is my > > > > consideration at this point. >> > > > > > > > > You might consider going to the digest format for this > > > > list rather than > > > > unsubscribing. > > > > > > > > The digests DO come with "NYOSWEGO-D Digest" in the > > > > subject line and in > > > > the email are the (generally) 1-10 emails of the day with a > > > > list of the topics > > > > in the digest first followed by the actual emails one after > > > > the other in > > > > order. It takes only a moment to read all the topics listed > > > > to see if you actually > > > > want to scroll down to read any of the messages. > > > > > > > > Blessings, > > > > Joanne (Virginia) > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > > > > New York GenExchange > > > > http://www.genexchange.com/state.cfm?state=ny > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > > > > genealogy records, go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > > > Northern New York History and Genealogy > > > www.nnygenealogy.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > > genealogy records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > > Northern New York History and Genealogy > > www.nnygenealogy.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > > genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > New York GenExchange > http://www.genexchange.com/state.cfm?state=ny > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Re: --Original Message---From: Patricia M Lehnerz [mailto:[email protected]] Monday, September 08, 2003 7:54 PM To: [email protected] E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L The original point that was trying to be conveyed was; from your e-mail "IN BOX" there is nothing that identifies the message coming from NYOSWEGO-L. <snip it> I think we all would like to see the following when we first open our e-mail program. < end snipit My response: Not me! I want every space available 'to immediately' show me the nature of the message - surname - county and yr I just want to include 'what I prefer to see'. Only a few spaces are allocated and I prefer not to see the name of the mail list over and over again in my program. PS I typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to the list. It seemed to me that many on the list might not be interested in the various answers if the answers have nothing to do with them. Since the list administrator sent out her warning not to fight amongst our selves, I decided to send my comments to the list. This means I have to spend more time doing a cut and past to the list' instead of the 'one click' necessary to respond only to the person who wrote the message. Lauren Rowe Syracuse NY

Lauren: i may get back to you if after I put your lesson to work, and I hit a snag or to thank you profusely! Jim hartigan Proud member of the Central New York Genealogical Society Always looking for new members who honor their ancestors. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > Re: --Original Message---From: Patricia M Lehnerz [mailto:[email protected]] > Monday, September 08, 2003 7:54 PM > To: [email protected] E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > The original point that was trying to be conveyed was; from your e-mail "IN BOX" > there is nothing that identifies the message coming from NYOSWEGO-L. <snip it> > I think we all would like to see the following when we first open our e-mail > program. < end snipit > My response: > Not me! I want every space available 'to immediately' show me the nature of the > message - surname - county and yr > I just want to include 'what I prefer to see'. Only a few spaces are allocated > and I prefer not to see the name of the mail list over and over again in my > program. > > PS I typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to > the list. It seemed to me that many on the list might not be interested in the > various answers if the answers have nothing to do with them. Since the list > administrator sent out her warning not to fight amongst our selves, I decided to > send my comments to the list. This means I have to spend more time doing a cut > and past to the list' instead of the 'one click' necessary to respond only to > the person who wrote the message. > > Lauren Rowe Syracuse NY > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator Bonita Shafer > Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com > [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >