# Can CSGnet Be Digested

**URL:** <http://discourse.iapct.org/t/can-csgnet-be-digested/2308>\
**Category:** CSG1993\
**Created:** [September 23, 1993, 4:20am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/can-csgnet-be-digested/2308 "1993-09-23T04:20:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_Gary\_A\_Cziko](http://discourse.iapct.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/_/3ab097/32.png) [@\_Gary\_A\_Cziko](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/_Gary_A_Cziko)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 1993, 4:20am UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/can-csgnet-be-digested/2308/1 "1993-09-23T04:20:08Z")

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[from Gary Cziko 93093. 0254 GMT]

Cliff Joslyn (930922) moans:

> I've got a problem. On the one hand, I want to keep up on CSG-L. On  
> the other hand, it's becoming increasingly difficult to manage my  
> mailbox. I've got a lot of other things going on as well, you see.  
> Perhaps others have this problem.
> 
> One solution would be to set up a digest system, where messages would  
> be batched on , say, a daily basis. In other words, instead of  
> receiving 25 messages/day from CSG-L, I would receive one with 25  
> parts in a digest format. I believe there are standard software tools  
> out there that help automate this process, but admit I don't know  
> exactly what they are.

Join the "overwhelmed by CSGnet club."

There are some ways already available which might help you. The first is  
get off the network (although you can still always send messages to it) and  
download the archives once a week. To get the archives for the second week  
(days 8 through 14) of September, for example, send the following message  
to \<listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu\>

GET CSG-L LOG9309B

Logs can be gotten anytime after the beginning of a new week and  
accumulate throughout the week.

The other way is to read CSGnet via NetNews (UseNet) where we are the group  
BIT.LISTSERV.CSG-L.

I know of no way to automatically put daily message into one file, but  
would not be opposed to having this as an option if it didn't require any  
more of my time.

A third way is to selective in your reading. For example, I seldom read  
all of the posts sent by the following: Powers (too many and too long);  
Greg Williams's (too contrary); Bourbon (too many diagrams); Taylor and the  
Canadians (too much information). The only person I read religiously is  
Marken who writes in a style I can relate to (even if his spelling is  
lousy), is almost always right, and admits it when he he isn't 🙂

--Gary

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