[Techtalk] Re: [prog] Threading in digest mode.

[henna]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:57:01 +1100, Sue Stones <suzo at spin.net.au> wrote:
>
> Yes, Gmail is good at threading mail, and it can move them into
> directories as they come in.  Gmail refers to putting mail into
> directories as archiving which is likely to be a bit off putting to
> people at first because it sounds like it may be hard to get to.  They
> don't make it clear that the mail can be just as easily accessed in
> subdirectories as it can in the inbox.  It give the impression that once
> mail is archived it can only be accessed by searching for it, meaning
> one might miss new mail.  Svaksha may possibly not be aware of that ability
>
<snip>
>
> I wonder why Gmail has invented their own jargon, rather than use
> established jargon.  It seems remarkably reminiscent of MS.
>

I assume you're refering to gmail's labels, they are not really subdirectories.
Think of them as subdirectories with symlinks to the original mail,
that way you can put a mail under 2 different labels.

Finne

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