Re: [Evolution] Disable Digests? [was: evolution-list Digest, Vol 156, Issue 61]

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Fri, 2018-07-27 at 15:07 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote:
> On Fri, 2018-07-27 at 13:03 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > Please (PLEASE!) do NOT reply to digest messages. There is no
> > connection between this reply and the original thread it should be a
> > part of, making it difficult to trace the conversation and understand
> > what's going on.
> >
> > Once again:
> >
> > Digests are a creaking, outdated kludge that come from the days of UUCP
> > and dial-up modems. They have no place in a modern "always-on"
> > Internet, but for backward compatibility are still supported on some
> > lists, including this one. However that will only work if digest users
> > understand how to use them correctly. In particular, if you think you
> > NEED to use digests (you almost certainly don't), learn how to reply to
> > messages in a digest by right-clicking and selecting the Reply To
> > Digest option. This only works with MIME-formatted digests, but that
> > includes the Evolution list.
> >
> > Note that just re-editing the Subject line and doing a normal Reply
> > doesn't work, as it still loses the header thread references.
>
> Mailman adds a header to every digest email. It states
> > Important: do NOT reply directly to this digest. If you wish to reply
> > to a component message, use your mailer's facility for this. In 
> > Evolution: right-click and select from the pop-up menu, or use the 
> > drop-down menu at the top of each message if available."

Not strictly a header in the usual sense, more of a preamble, but
certainly liable to be ignored as standard boilerplate.

> As people tend to ignore this I'm tempted to set the "digestable" and
> "Edit_digest" administrator options to "No" for this mailing list.

I'm inclined to agree unless someone can come up with a genuine reason
not to do it (other than "I like it this way").

> Though I don't know what that means for those list members who have
> "digest" enabled in their options...

The logical result would be that they started receiving individual
messages, but of course Murphy's Law applies. Some people would
probably have to adjust their filters.

I suggest proposing this as a separate topic to gauge reaction.

poc