In a message dated 11/12/00 2:15:15 PM, sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< I very often just take a quick look at the subjects and just delete all the
messages. I do this in part because there is so much messages that are just
discussions between 2 or 3 persons and if i did not get the beginning, it
just means nothing.
If we juge that it concerns one or two persons, why not just send the
message to those persons? >>

Why not request that a sender preface the subject line with an agreed upon
symbol, such as an asterisk, if the content of their posting is merely banter
and not really germane to the subject.  This will allow anyone who is not in
the mood for a few chuckles to purge the message very quickly without the
bother of opening it.

Rich