I do partly what you do, Monica. If the first few words indicate that I'm not interested in reading the rest of the message I just delete and go on to the next one. Unfortunately I can't go by the subject line because people forget to change them,and I can't go by the person sending the message because sometimes he/she asks for a book to be added to the wish list or scanning list. smile If later on in the message something that does interest me exists, it usually will show up in a reply post. Cindy --- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all. Would it be helpful to you if I post > instructions on how to either > delete entire conversations of messages or filter > messages with various > attributes to your trash folder? It's how I cope > with conversations that > tend to go on and on. I just delete the whole > conversation without reading > it. If a sender continuously wastes my time, I make > a filter to send that > person's messages to my trash folder so I don't even > see them. This lets me > focus on what really matters to me. Almost all email > programs and email > sites can sort or filter messages. Gmail makes this > very easy to do, and I > can post instructions for Outlook, Eudora, and > Thunderbird. I haven't used > Outlook Express, but I know who can help me explain > how to use that program > if needed. Nobody should have to feel that their > mailbox is being flooded > with junk just so they can use a mailing list. > > Monica Willyard > "The best way to predict the future is to create > it." -- Peter Drucker > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list of available commands, > put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.