That's good to know, Bill.  Guess there is more than one way to skin a cat.
:-)
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:54 AM, Bill Glenn <idahobill@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:33:57 -0500, Michael Sullivan
> <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >I find it hard to follow posts(or even read them) that come from the
> digest...
>
> In Digest mode (which I prefer), the postings to the Vanagon List are
> accumulated and sent in a group as one email, sometimes once a day,
> sometimes as many as four or five times a day, depending on the volume of
> list traffic.  The messages themselves are no different than the postings
> sent individually, they are just delayed somewhat.  Regardless which way
> you receive the postings, it's easy to review the thread and check for the
> latest additions:
> 1.  Note the subject, and whether or not the first letter of the first word
> of the subject line is capitalized (it makes a difference where you will
> find that subject)
> 2. Go to the archives: http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html
> 3. Click on the most-recent week, at the top of the page.
> 4. Find your subject.  They are in alphabetical order, capitalized-first-
> letter listings first, followed by a second set of alphabetized subjects
> not having the first letter capitalized.
> 5. Click on that subject and the entire thread is indexed in chronological
> order. You can easily and quickly check for the latest additions, or re-
> read the entire thread if you wish, and reply to whatever message you wish
> right from the appropriate page, rather than adding to the end of the
> thread, which can sometimes cause confusion if it's not clear to which of
> the messages in the thread you are replying.
>
> Though I sometimes forget to do this, it takes little time, and allows one
> to:
> a. See the earlier posts of a thread that may have been missed, or re-read
> the original question.
> b. Reply to a specific post, as noted above.
> c. Avoid redundancy; someone else may have already said what you were going
> to say.
>
> Bill
>