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Subject: Why Not a Digest?
From: Tim Long, list administrator <Tim_at_long-family.com>
Simple answer: no. The software in use doesn't support digests and probably never will.
Long answer (which is purely academic since the software doesn't support digests)....
The lack of digests might sound like a limitation but actually you don't really gain anything by having a digest. In fact, what you gain in reducing the number of emails you receive is at the expense of a massive amount of flexibility - here are a few I can think of off the top of my head:
- The ability to filter, search and sort the messages in anything other than strict chronological order;
- Ignore posters that you're not interested in or highlight senders that you pay more attention to;
- To colourize messages based on various criteria;
- The ability to arrange the messages into 'threads' based on the topic of conversation;
- Access to the unique message headers of each message
- Easy to reply with the correct subject without breaking the message threading
- Ability for the sender to use HTML or plain text
I'm sure that anyone who's accustomed to receiving a digest will find the new way of working, but trust me - there is no advantage to a digest given the capabilities of modern email clients. Outlook 2003, for example, is amazingly flexible in the different ways email can be processed and displayed. I'm sure other clients do a good job too. My contention is that there is simply no need for digests any more. This is just my opinion, others are free to disagree.
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