On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > If I haven't saved the whole thread > > > in GMail then it becomes pointless to try and help or even figure out > > > what the discussion is about. > > > > > With gmail I just never delete (unless spam). All of the wine messages > > go to my wine folder and I clear out the inbox every time I check my > > mail with archive. > > > > John > > > Hi John, > Yeah, but I already have 4GB of email in my GMail account and I've > been reluctant to let it grow further even though they allow 6+GB now. > I see. I am only at the 1.1 GB point right now... > > After all, it isn't like I can't participate. I'll just look at the > forums once in awhile. In the meantime I won't have to deal with so > much silly noise. To me the value of forums is that they don't invade > your life. Folks who like participating that way look when they are > interested. On the other hand folks who want to be on an email list > generally like to stay informed. I've always used my Linux lists > almost like a news source. Now I'll have to go get my news instead of > having it delivered to my doorstep. To me that's a step backwards but > preferable in this case. > I find it annoying/awkward that the two are linked as well in the current form. Perhaps this will improve over time. John
