I'll reply to the whole list, since this is something that others may
benefit from...

Yes, the volume of mail on this list can be intense (sometimes over 200 a
day!).  Combined with the 40 or so I get a day from co-workers, it can be
pretty burdensome.  Here's a couple of comments/suggestions:

1. Create a special folder for Vanagon e-mail to intercept and handle the
mail.  You can build rules in most e-mail clients (even Hotmail!) which will
grab e-mail with "vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" in the "To:" line and have it
stuck into a special folder.  This way you can get to it when you have time.
  This is what I do.  I also have additional filters that look for specific
content (or posts from specific people) that will either delete or highlight
the messages. For example, I ignore anything with "diesel" in the subject,
since I don't really care about diesels.    I won't say who's messages I
ignore/delete, though.  :-)

2. Digest mode can be achieved by sending a message to
listserve@gerry.vanagon.com with the following in the message body (subjects
are ignored):
SET VANAGON DIGEST
END

(The "END" part is so that it ignores things like signatures, etc.)

The problem with digest mode is that it is less convenient to read (in my
opinion) and more difficult to follow a specific thread (I organize my
"Vanagon List" folder by message topic so that I can follow or ignore
threads as I want).  Also, responding to digest messages is difficult, since
your default reply subject will say nothing about the thread to which you
are relying.  Instead you get a subject like "RE: Digest #743568" or
something like that.

Finally, you can find out all the cool ways to interact with Gerry at
http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/
http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/commands.html
---------and----------
http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/searching.html  - A GREAT primer on searching
the database!

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

>From: Walter Evens <wrevens@MYEXCEL.COM>

>
>Does any one know how to change to the Digest format.  I love the Vanagon
>list, but the quantity of e-mails is becoming a bit burdensome to maintain.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Walter Evens
>Hesperia, CA, USA
>2-85GLs

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