Email filtering

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I have my Outlook program filter my different email lists into different

folders.

I am on an email list called DC Web Women. One thing that is nice about that

list, is that they ask that all members use specific capitalized topic words

in their subject lines, for example: ARTICLE, INFORMATION, ISO (in search

of), EVENT, QUESTION, JOB, etc. So, a subject line might say " JOB: Freelance

Graphic Artist needed " or " ARTICLE: New Internet Regulations " .

I really like this because I can set Outlook to further filter all the email

from that list into subfolders by these topics. Then I can look just at

categories that interest me when I have time. For example, if I'm not

looking for a job, I can just dump all the JOB postings.

If the Native Nutrition list were to do such a thing, you could have topics

like ARTICLE, EVENT, QUESTION, ISO, FOR SALE, INFORMATION, or others as

deemed relevant.

Another cool thing about that list is that when someone posts a question,

you are supposed to reply directly to that person, who is responsible for

then posting a SUMMARY with the same subject line (except the word summary

instead of question). So if someone were to ask " QUESTION: What brands of

supplements are good? " instead of reading the replies one by one, you could

just wait to see the " SUMMARY: What brands of supplements are good? " That

cuts down a bit on the volume of email. Of course, it takes some personal

responsibility from the list members, but it works well for the 2000+

members of the DC Web Women.

Just some thoughts.

Jill Nienhiser