[CentOS] OT: help with email list reading programs w/ best features to read the centos and other lists that can filter people etc

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:48 AM, R - elists <lists07 at abbacomm.net> wrote:
>
>> But filters tend to be stupid as well.   And once you are involved in
>> a conversation you should have a certain responsibility to
>> follow it to the bitter end.  Filters mostly don't understand
>> that (but gmail will push a reply to your own message into
>> the 'important' view).
>>
>
> i hear ya Les
>
> thing is, the term plonk from a most recent post reminded me what i am
> looking for, ie killfile
>
> ...i just have to figure out how to best implement.
>
> now, please dont get me wrong, ive made a mistake or three on lists, yet
> gave apology.
>
> i am suprised that more folks havent spoken up about favorite "threaded
> email readers" or has everyone just gone to Thunderbird or other similar?
>
> reason: some say changing subject or hijacking messes things up...

Threads really only matter when responses are slow enough that you
forget the context - in which case you probably aren't all that
interested anyway.  With thunderbird I normally don't use a threaded
view but sometimes flip to it (which is sort of awkward except on a
Mac where you can use OS facilities to map a key to a multi-step
operation).  But in gmail I do like their normal 'conversation'
presentation where the previously read messages are mostly hidden but
accessible with a click and the unread messages are all opened
together with large blocks of quoted text mostly hidden.  I'm used to
reading 'backwards' in time order so I know what has already been
answered, but the gmail view is a little nicer to see the new portion
in order and in context.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com