Re: On the best practices

[Xavier Maillard]

On  7 May 2004, Kai Grossjohann wrote:

> Xavier Maillard <zedek@gnu-rox.org> writes:
> 
> > I  am  used to  tick  messages  using either  tick/dormant/permanent
> > marks.
> > 
> > Since these marks are prevented  from expiring, and given the fact I
> > have big groups, it ends here in having group loading time worst and
> > worst.
> > 
> > How can I enhance that ? I  mean ticked messages are used (by me) to
> > remember things or to  keep an interesting message indefinitely. Now
> > I should concede  I rarely read ticked messages  except when someone
> > or me try to answer to a question I know I have informations for. So
> > ticked (and only ticked) messages  are most of the time useless into
> > the group I am visiting.
> 
> I suggest to make them dormant, if you don't want to see them.

Hmm. This is not exactly what I meant :) They are useless (or almost) in
the  current group but  I like  sometimes to  be able  to read  old past
articles.

> (The meaning of dormant is "hidden until a followup appears", and that
> seems to be pretty much exactly what you want.)

Hmm, ok,  but there is little chance  someone will post a  followup to a
'96 post ;) So then, how can I see them again ? Using '/' in summary ?
 
> Of, if total-expire is off, just mark them as read. That's what I

That is an idea but I sometimes,  force, catch-up on groups and I fear I
would certainly  loose my  ticked/read articles  if I would  do it  on a
wrong group, right ?

> do.  It's quite quick, even with a thousand messages in a group that
> are marked as read.

Hmm, I have to say, I can't choose how to deal with that ;)

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