List changes? Receiving messages "to" me?

[abreauj-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (John Abreau)]

There are currently 206 AOL addresses on the various lists.


On 8/15/07, Boland, John <jboland-kYvJ4k0XgburIcfx335RAVaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> for the "powers that be":
> how many AOL users are actively on the list?
>
> can we ask them to use an email address from a different provider?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org [mailto:discuss-bounces-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org] On Behalf
> Of Derek Atkins
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:56 PM
> To: Boland, John
> Cc: BLU general discussion list
> Subject: Re: List changes? Receiving messages "to" me?
>
> I filter on the To field looking specifically for ME, so that messages
> sent to me (or CC'd to me) get higher priority than list mail.  So this
> change has effectively labeled all list mail as personal mail, which is
> just wrong.  I'm not the only one who filters this way, and
> unfortunately there's no way to list a "list-id" when I'm looking for
> *PERSONAL* email...  Of which, frankly, 95% of the mail I get from this
> list is not.
>
> But thank you for trying.
>
> -derek
>
> Quoting Cole Tuininga <colet-KCgK2vT7wad/90uGnh1m2w at public.gmane.org>:
>
> >
> > I would argue that it is incorrect to filter on the To field ...
> > especially when List-Id is being properly set.  (which it is for this
> > list)
> >
> > Just my $.02.
> >
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> > Cole Tuininga <colet-KCgK2vT7wad/90uGnh1m2w at public.gmane.org>
> > http://www.code-energy.com/
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