Solutions for Email Volume Problems

[Adrian A. Durlester <durleste...>]

My email volume is well over 300 messages a day. Yet I do not need an 
inordinate amount of time to keep track of them, utilizing as I do filters, 
templates, automatic responses, etc. If you want free and unfettered access to 
the internet, then you have to pay a price somewhere. That price is either your
     
time to wade through everything, or your money to purchase software that will 
make your online experience more efficient, faster, and more enjoyable. To 
quote that master of science fiction, Robert Heinlein, TANSTAAFL - "There ain't
     
no such thing as a free lunch" (from "The Moon is A Harsh Mistress")
     
We can do things to make it easier for everyone. We can try to always create 
appropriate "subject" headings for our messages rather than just accepting a 
series of default "re:reply to:re reply to:re reply to: some subject" . Unless 
your message is a direct response to an original message (in content, and not 
just a kudo or other remark) it's best to not accept the default subject your 
email program selects for you. If you just want to say to someone "hey, I agree
     
with you" or "good job"  then why not change the subject to "Agreeing with so 
and so on such and such" ?  Make your subject reflect the content of your 
reply. If your reply really is sticking to the original "thread", the just a 
"re:original topic" is useful and helps people track a series of related 
messages.


Adrian