In a message dated 6/26/99 4:47:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, corry@iol.ie
writes:
<< What concerns me is the long-term.
Suppose I forgot to un-subscribe whilst away for two weeks, the total of
e-mails queued up could be approaching 2,000. Would I feel as happy about
the time
taken to download all those, and then find that there was a large amount of
duplication in some of the messages, or that the subject headings were mis-
leading, and were opened only to find they were not related to the list
subject? >>
Been there...done that! When I go away I usually unsubscribe, then subscribe
to the digest version of my lists. The problem is that you still get a
practically unmanageable amount of mail to sift thru.
<< I suppose the right answer here is that if I am stupid enough not to
remember to un-subscribe, then I should suffer the consequences. But....
I don't want to miss any e-mail which informs or humours me in relation to
Spridgets. >>
Maybe a second vacation, immediately following the first will allow you to
read all the mail. <BG>
<< However, are we, in a sense, creating a form of cyber-litter and/or
dis-information?
Are we actively mis-using a medium, one which gives us the opportunity to
communicate quickly and effectively, to the extent that it may jam up in the
long run, or like Montana Bob, causes people to become disillusioned and
leave the scene? >>
A valid concern, but not unlike the plethora of junk mail I get in my PO Box
every day. Read the first few words and hit delete. The advantages of
e-mail FAR outweigh the inconvenience of cleaning out the box.
<< Will our time in the future be taken up more with "Virtual Reality" rather
than "Reality"? I see this happening with my kids. I don't thing I alone can
change the direction their lives are taking. >>
Let's not forget what we actually do here. We are enthusiasts who are
preserving classic and antique cars. We can't do that in cyberspace, we have
to go out to the garage and get greasy. Take the kids with you to the garage
and show them what it is that you love about your Spridget. Hopefully they
will inhyerit that love and continue the work.
Remember, we don't own our Spridgets, we are just borrowing them from our
grandchildren!
Allen Hefner
[Just feel lucky that you don't have MY job when it comes to email
overflow! mjb.]
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