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From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
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Subject: Re: Why digests are bad
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 04:36:51 EDT
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I disagree.  The digests are all that make some groups tolerable.
Instead of plowing through message after message (most of which
will be useless at any given time) I can just scan the digest
heading and frequently throw ALL those messages out at once without
even hassling with them.  If by chance something worthwhile
appears in the heading, I go down to that particular message
and read it.  The percentage of messages that require replies
(for any given individual reading news) is incredibly less than the
number of "junk" articles that any particular person might
choose to ignore.  I consider digests to be one of the more useful
tools for cutting down on the amount of time required to wade
through the muck in search of the gems.  Digests aren't perfect,
but they sure help.

--Lauren--