Off topic: How do you survive this list??

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In a message dated 4/25/01 2:10:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rangerally@... writes:

> Help! I need tips on how to manage all the traffic here! There are

> so many posts a day, and even the digest is too much. But I hate to

> sign off the list...

> Alison Longstaff,

> Mother of Jordan, 8

>

>

>

My best tip is to get a lap top if you can afford one and read posts in bed

after the kids go to sleep. It is less stressful for me that way.

Debbie

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Help! I need tips on how to manage all the traffic here! There are

so many posts a day, and even the digest is too much. But I hate to

sign off the list...

Alison Longstaff,

Mother of Jordan, 8

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Alison--

When I first signed on the list, I was so overwhelmed by all of the MASSIVE

amounts of info ranging from recipes, to mercury, to yeast, to ear

infections, to IEP's, to corn free, to soy free, to secretin, to SNT and all

the other options for supplements. I almost unsubbed because I was not

ready to even hear about all of that other stuff. I was just trying to

figure out if certain products were gfcf and get info about where to get

gfcf food.

What I ended up doing was reading the subject lines. If a post's subject

did not include something about what I was interested in, I deleted it

without even looking at it. After I mastered (sort of) the ins and outs of

gfcf, then I started reading about the supplements because I knew we were

missing things. After that was under control, I started reading the posts

that applied to the next subject that I was ready to hear about.

There are some posts that just won't ever apply to me so I just delete them

unless I'm curious...for example the current discussion on Rh shots. I

won't ever need one of these shots so that is not an issue I am worried

about.

It took me a little practice to start deleting without even looking at the

post but now I can get through 60+ posts in about 10 to 15 minutes. If I

get really behind (haven't checked my mail in a day or two), I just delete

them all and don't worry about it. If there was something I needed in

there, it will come up again.

I hope this helps. This list has saved me! I am so glad that I didn't

unsub. This list alone has been my best source of info about everything

related to autism--not just diet.

~ in Houston

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,

THANK YOU. I will try this!

Hugs from Canada

Alison

> Alison--

>

> When I first signed on the list, I was so overwhelmed by all of the

MASSIVE

> amounts of info ranging from recipes, to mercury, to yeast, to ear

> infections, to IEP's, to corn free, to soy free, to secretin, to

SNT and all

> the other options for supplements. I almost unsubbed because I was

not

> ready to even hear about all of that other stuff. I was just

trying to

> figure out if certain products were gfcf and get info about where

to get

> gfcf food.

>

> What I ended up doing was reading the subject lines. If a post's

subject

> did not include something about what I was interested in, I deleted

it

> without even looking at it. After I mastered (sort of) the ins and

outs of

> gfcf, then I started reading about the supplements because I knew

we were

> missing things. After that was under control, I started reading

the posts

> that applied to the next subject that I was ready to hear about.

>

> There are some posts that just won't ever apply to me so I just

delete them

> unless I'm curious...for example the current discussion on Rh

shots. I

> won't ever need one of these shots so that is not an issue I am

worried

> about.

>

> It took me a little practice to start deleting without even looking

at the

> post but now I can get through 60+ posts in about 10 to 15

minutes. If I

> get really behind (haven't checked my mail in a day or two), I just

delete

> them all and don't worry about it. If there was something I needed

in

> there, it will come up again.

>

> I hope this helps. This list has saved me! I am so glad that I

didn't

> unsub. This list alone has been my best source of info about

everything

> related to autism--not just diet.

>

> ~ in Houston

[Guest guest]

Thank you! Now I just need the lap top... And consciousness when I

fall into bed.... LOL!

Alison

> In a message dated 4/25/01 2:10:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> rangerally@h... writes:

>

>

> > Help! I need tips on how to manage all the traffic here! There

are

> > so many posts a day, and even the digest is too much. But I hate

to

> > sign off the list...

> > Alison Longstaff,

> > Mother of Jordan, 8

> >

> >

> >

>

> My best tip is to get a lap top if you can afford one and read

posts in bed

> after the kids go to sleep. It is less stressful for me that way.

> Debbie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I get individual emails--instead of the digest--as I find it much easier to

manage. Then I simply delete the posts with topics I am not interested in.

[Guest guest]

Good ideas, n. Folderss are essential. I dont' get digest - it's too

unmanageable. If I get behind in my emails a few days, I sort through mails by

subject word using the 'find message' 'containing xxx in the subject line' (e.g.

find messages containing CLO, etc.) so I can read all the posts on the same

subject. I move (click and drag to the folder) posts that I want to keep to a

temp folder, then delete posts of no interest to me by using 'find message'

'received after xxx', selecting them all, deleting them, then copying saved

messages from the temp folder back to the GFCF folder. This is an alternative

to scanning through the messages, which also works if you don't have a huge

backlog. Posts that I keep around I can search later for ideas without relying

on the online archives.

K.

| Another suggestion:

| a) Set up a separate sub-folder for the GFCFkids mail.

| Set up your " inbox assistant " so that all the GFCFkids mail goes directly

to the new sub-folder.

[Guest guest]

Instead of chosing to receive individual messages or a digest, I

chose NO MAIL. Then, when I have time, I sign on to eGroups, chose

this message board (I actually subscribe to half a dozen.) Then I

select THREAD to sort the messages by topic and replies instead of by

date. As a previous poster suggested, I only read the strings of

messages with topics that I'm interested in at that time. No

pressure from an overflowing inbox, and having the messages sorted by

topic really helps my flow of logic. Good Luck!