Subject: Email Clients and managing the mail volume

From: "Franklyn Garland" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 21:41:48 +0000

First:  I apologize to anyone who feels this isn't appropriate for 
this list.  I, however, disagree and wanted to put forward this 
information so that some folks can get some relief.

To Wit:
Lately there has been a lot of talk about the "Yak" or large 
"signal to noise" ratio on the list.  A lot of suggestions have been 
made, but none really practical.  I made the suggestion a while back 
that a better Email client program would help handle the volume for 
most folks by filtering the incoming messages to preset folders.  For 
example; all of my ArtMetal mail goes to an "ArtMetal" folder.  
Likewise, all my "TheForge" mail goes to a similar folder.  Only mail 
addressed to me that is not from a list serve is brought to my 
immediate attention.  The rest I read as I may.  If you are using 
AOL, Prodigy or Compuserve you are stuck.  You have to use the 
provided Email software.  A lot of folks, however, use the Netscape 
mailer or Eudora lite.  These are both good products, but neither one 
allows you to filter out incoming messages (set up rules).
Eudora Pro does, as does Chameleon, but both are in the $80 plus range 
and a bit out of most folks budget.  

I use a freeware Email client called "Pegasus", I downloaded it 
originally from VSL's library, but I recently stumbled across the 
Pegasus Homepage and discovered they also offered a MAC version.  
Again, this is all freeware.  Setup can be a bit odious to some, but 
the program works like a champ. I have included the web address here 
for all interested, and I strongly suggest you check it out if the 
mail volume leaves you breathless.   

                    http://www.pegasus.usa.com/

I do not in any way represent Pegasus, and I can't  guarentee anything 
(hey, I didn't write it) but it has certainly helped me manage the 
volume from various Email Listserves.  I figure if it worked for me, 
someone else might benefit.

I will be adding a link to both versions of the program to my 
Homepage sometime in the future.

We now return to our regular scheduled discusions

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From: George Ezell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:12:18 -0500

Hey guys,
	I've ran into a little problem...reshaped a spring last night, and then I realised I
don't know the procedure for tempering them....I can heat treat a knife, but not a spring!
I'm not sure if I should harden it then draw it back to blue, or what...
Any suggestions?  Tempering tempatures would help tremendously...
	Thanks in advance!
	George Ezell