OT digest e-mails

[Scott (angrykeyboarder)]

Wulfy wrote:

> Normally, I get e-mails from my lists one at a time.  I don't see the 
> advantage to digest e-mails as you loose threading and you have to read 
> the whole e-mail at once or remember where you got up to.
> 
> However, Google Groups, in their wisdom, only send newsgroup e-mails out 
> as digests.  As this seem to be the only way to find a Java list that 
> isn't mega-specialised, I thought I'd try it.  I hate the digest format 
> even more now that I have to read it (rather than having it inflicted 
> upon me by a careless poster).

Since it's an actual newsgroup, Google won't provide individual emails
as they don't host the newsgroups themselves (i.e. it's a Usenet newsgroup).

I can't stand digests either. I feel your pain.

> 
> My question is;  Is there a way to "un-digest" the digest e-mails so I 
> can have the individual posts back? 

Not that I'm aware of.  Gripe in a Google Groups "help" group and maybe
they'll change that someday. :)

> The alternatives would be to try
> use the newsreader part of Thunderbird  <shudder> and connect that way 

What's wrong with that? :)

As a matter of fact, I read and write to this very list via a news
server (news.gmane.org). I *much* prefer newsgroups to mailing lists and
in fact I'm using Thunderbird as well.  It's no more difficult (in fact
it's easier) than setting up/using an email account.

Of course this assumes you have access to a news server that carries
your newsgroup. If it's a popular newsgroup, most servers will have it.

If your ISP has a news server, you're in business.  If not, you can do
like I do and pay another company for access to Usenet (In my case I use
Easynews  - $10.00 a month).

If Thunderbird is the issue (it's a good newsreader but not as good as
others that just do newsgroups), try Pan ($ sudo apt-get install pan).

Or you can bag the whole thing. :)





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