Fw: Suggestions: place today's topics on top, the routine thingsat the bottom

Karl Goetz karl at kgoetz.id.au
Wed Jul 9 03:05:39 BST 2008


On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 07:12 +1000, CC Y wrote:
>  
> On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 10:41 +1000, CC Y wrote:
> > Suggestions: place today's topics on top, the routine things at the
> > bottom
> > 
> > I had meant to place this suggestion much earlier, however
> > procrastination - one of my largest flaws - has prevented me from
> > doing so, till I can take it no more.
> > 
> > It had driven me insane to have to waste my time to scroll down
> those
> > untimely lines to get to the main topics of the day, so much so that
> I
> > was contemplating to UNSUBSCRIBE from the list - my time could have
> > been more gainfully spent than the scrolling to get out the junks. 
> 
> > The solution is obvious.
> > 
> > Chi.
>  
> are you talking about digest mode?
> kk
> 
> Hi Karl,
> I do NOT know about the "digest mode" is.
> What I mean are the 10 or so lines of the following: should be placed
> at the bottom: informative and essential though they are, they are but
> routine, non-current “junks”, and have no place to be in the FrontPage
> position:
>  
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This is digest mode - one big email instead of lots of individual ones.
I'm not sure if mailman can move that header, i've not seen an option to
change it.
kk

> 
> The following should have been placed upfront: they are the current
> pertinent info which is the whole purpose of THIS e-mail:
> 
>  
> 
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..."
> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1. Re: Advice (Gabriel Noronha)
>    2. Re: Slashdot-like aussie website (Daniel Mons)
>    3. Re: Slashdot-like aussie website (ishwor)
>    4. Re: Slashdot-like aussie website (Sebastian)
>    5. Re: Slashdot-like aussie website (Blindraven)
>    6. Workstation Productivity (Simon Ives)
> 


-- 
Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au>
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