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Re: On the best practices
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Xavier Maillard |
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Re: On the best practices |
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Mon, 10 May 2004 23:55:08 +0200 |
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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 ;)
Regards,
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