Re: [Gaim-devel] [Gaim-commits] A quick poll about Gaim mailing list

[Ethan B. <ebl...@cs...>]

Chris Stafford spake unto us the following wisdom:
> With tags I can do a sort visually and very quickly, which will actually
> be based on the time I have available at that second rather than the way
> I felt when I wrote the rules (I only ever write email rules out of
> spite). I can even use the tags in webmail interfaces with no rules at
> all, which is pretty damn useful given the amount of time I spend in
> internet cafes. If you've got the access and inclination to use a
> rules-based system, write a rule to dump the tags. Simple.

As a point of reference, note that many mailreaders (at least, mutt,
which I use) can sort or limit mailboxes on the fly using simple
patterns, so there is no "[writing] email rules" involved, here.  The
bottom line is that many people weighing in on this issue either use
massively insufficient email software, or can't be bothered to learn
to use the features their email software provides.

Writing a rule to dump the tags is dealt with coherently in the link
that Sean posted.

Imagine the state of the world if *all* policies were decided based on
the lazy and ignorant, and the attitude that the competent would
figure out how to cope.

Ethan

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