[pianotech] Improving the content of this list

[Duaine Hechler]

If everybody does this, then you will never know, if I have a legitimate question or comment to make.

Just sayin'

On 11/13/2012 02:30 PM, Paul Williams wrote:
> Too bad we have to resort to this, Mark.  But some old dogs can't learn new tricks! …or hints…Oh well, we've tried for 
> a couple years now.  Proof is in the pudding so to speak.  Remember that other person about 3-4 years ago who poo 
> poo'd everything and thought that she/he (we're not sure) knew everything that was wrong with what we said??  She/he 
> (?) faded away…How did we do that??  Some are more stubborn than others… no matter what we say.
>
> I don't know what else to do either, Mark.  Good info!
>
> Paul
>
>
> From: Mark Purney <mark.purney at mesapiano.com <mailto:mark.purney at mesapiano.com>>
> Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>>
> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:11 PM
> To: "pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>>
> Subject: [pianotech] Improving the content of this list
>
> If you are getting tired of seeing insulting or immature posts from individuals who are intentionally trying to be 
> annoying, there is a simple way to never have to see such posts again in the future. If everyone did this, the problem 
> would go away:
>
> (Most of you know how to do this already, but for those who aren't as comfortable with computers, this info might be 
> of some use...)
>
> Most pop/smtp email client software programs, as well as most web-based mail systems (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) offer simple 
> ways to filter incoming email so that messages from unwanted senders goes straight to the trash. This filtering is 
> also extremely useful in sorting your mail - particularly for moving all incoming list emails to a subfolder, so that 
> your pianotech list emails don't get mixed in with your general inbox messages. (I have dozens of filters and folders, 
> and I simply could not function if everything came into one inbox.)
>
> Below are instructions for auto-deleting incoming mail from unwanted sources for Thunderbird and Outlook. For other 
> systems, the procedures are quite easy to find by searching:
>
> *Mozilla Thunderbird:*
> Go to Tools > Message Filters > New.
> Type in Filter Name (whatever you want to call it)
> Set Apply Filter When:  Checking Mail
>
> In the 3 upper drop-down boxes:
> Select "From" in the left box
> Select "contains" in the middle box
> Type in the address you want to reject in the right box
>
> In the lower drop-down boxes:
> Select "Move Message to" in the left box
> Select "Trash" in the box to the right of that.
>
>
>
> *Microsoft Outlook:*
> The fastest way to block mail from a sender in Outlook 2007 and 2010 is to right-click a message from the address, 
> choose Rules > Always Move Messages From, and select the Deleted Items folder in the list that appears.
>
> Another option is to add the address to Outlook's Blocked Senders list: in Outlook 2003 and 2007, click Tools > 
> Options > Preferences > Junk E-mail > Blocked Senders > Add, and then enter the address.
>
> To access the Blocked Senders list in Outlook 2010, click Junk in the Delete group on the Home tab and choose Junk 
> E-mail Options > Blocked Senders > Add. You can also select a message from the sender to be blocked and click Junk > 
> Block Sender. The Outlook 2010 Help and How-to site provides more information on the program's Safe Senders, Safe 
> Recipients, and Blocked Senders lists.
>
>
> (Some of this information is copied from howto.cnet.com)


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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
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