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In article <9308062327.AA09913@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu>, Steve Bang <2034BANG@UCSBUXA.BITNET> writes:
> At least I don't think we need to do this.  As listowner, I have several
> options available which may solve the information overload/noise problems
> that many of you are complaining about.  These options do not require
> having two separate listserv lists to solve your problems.  By the end
> of next week, I will give you a summary of the options and see how they
> work out.  The features under consideration include the TOPICS and DIGEST
> features which are available.  DIGEST collects all messages from one day
> and sends them to you as a single file.  TOPICS would allow the establish-
> ment of up to 11 topics which you could elect to receive or not.

A very simple option, which work both for LISTSERV and net.news, is to 
encourage the use of descriptive headings. In our case, have people put
[Mac] or [PC] in the "Subject:" field when posting.

In the rec.autos.vw conference, where questions pertain either to water-
cooled [W] or air-cooled [A] models of Volkswagen, this has worked for years.
Questions that pertain to both kinds simply skips this designation.


--Espen (eandersen@hbs.harvard.edu)