[OKGIS] Digest Mode

[Brad Nesom]

Bob,
 Still haven't heard from trimble?
Can I use you as a reference again?
Brad

>>> bspringer at scigis.com 11/04/05 09:36PM >>>
Anything  else interesting  happen at the meeting ?
Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: "David W. Lowther" <DLowther at scigis.com>
To: "okgis at gis.gis.ou.edu" <okgis at gis.gis.ou.edu>
Sent: 11/4/05 8:39 PM
Subject: [OKGIS] Digest Mode

All,

 

Today after GIS Council it was brought to my attention that some users of the list may have inadvertently enabled "Digest Mode" on the list.  Enabling Digest Mode tells the listserve that you would like to receive one email per day whether there are one or one hundred posts to the list.  Because more than one post is contained in the daily digest of the list, the digested posts may be more confusing than if you were receiving a message each time someone posted to the list.

 

FYI - list stats show 56 subscribers have enabled digest mode and 171 are "Non-Digested." (http://gis.ou.edu/mailman/roster/okgis)

 

Here is how to check / change your subscription settings:

 

1.	Go to http://gis.ou.edu/mailman/listinfo/okgis 
2.	Near the bottom in the OKGIS Subscribers section enter your subscribed email address in the text box next to the Unsubscribe or Edit Options button and click the button.
3.	You will be prompted for your password, enter it and click Log In.
4.	About -+ way down the page you will see Your OKGIS Subscription Options.

	a.	In the set digest mode section choose On or Off (Off tells the listserve you would like to receive each post separately as it arrives).

5.	Scroll to the bottom, Click Submit my Changes.

 

My personal opinion is that if you intend to participate in the list (e.g. not just read posts) that it makes sense to turn Digest Mode off.  This will allow you to receive posts as they arrive - enabling you to answer and receive answer to questions more rapidly.  Furthermore, replies to digests are confusing as they are not directly to a post.

 

This year the most posts to OKGIS in a single month was in May - a total of 31. 1 per day.  If the Oklahoma GIS Community arrives at a point when the traffic on the OKGIS list is heavy enough to be irritating, we will all have a good problem.  In fact, last week I said that exact thing on the Arkansas list.

 

David Lowther

Senior Software Engineer

Strategic Consulting International

405.227.9051

dlowther at scigis. com