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) -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years
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