rimbold@hawk.UUCP (06/09/87)
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The last few messages I've read have been from people who would like
to see the digests come out in regular format, in order to make them
easier to separate. They want a digest format to cut down on duplicate
messages and to reduce the number of mail messages. Now really.
It's much more difficult to skip to an article you want to read when
it's entrenched amidst MANY articles you don't want to see (in digest
format).
On the other hand, it's much easier to kill messages by subject. I read
this group on Usenet, and the reading software is oriented towards
articles, not digests. Even mailers (on VMS or whatever) are not
set up to let you jump around inside the messages. No digests. Enough said.
'Rob
"Digests - Just say NO!"
'Rob
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