On Sun, 2019-11-17 at 20:36 +0100, Andras Simon wrote:
2019-11-17 20:02 GMT+01:00, sixpack13 <fedorauser(a)online.de>:
> > Anyway, if the OP used a thread-aware client, he wouldn't have been
> > overwhelmed by 300 messages a day.
>
> like TB ?
I'm not using TB, but I guess so.
> I wonder why would a thread-aware client reduce the numbers of messages.
> If I'm subscribed to a list I get them all, don't I ?
> do I have a lack of knowledge here ?
Yes, you get them all, but you don't see them all, only the various
threads (or their subject lines). The individual messages are hidden
behind the thread. If you don't care about the topic, you delete the
whole thread in one go. If you do, you open the thread and see all its
messages there, in one place, not mixed up with your other mails. Etc.
etc.
Some MUAs let you mute selected threads so you don't even download the
messages. Also, using IMAP means you don't download anything you aren't
explicitly opening.
poc