Lockergnomie Zachery Wolfinger has a great idea for Outlook &
Outlook Express users who subscribe to discussions: “The large
amount of traffic generated by interactive e-mail lists can be
quite cumbersome. First, create a new (separate) folder to store
the mail from each list; give it a meaningful name. Set up a rule
for the messages to be placed in this location to keep your Inbox
clutter-free. We can go one step further by grouping the messages
by conversation. This makes it much easier to follow a thread of
messages and quickly see when a new message has been added to a
particular conversation. In Outlook, go to the folder that
contains your discussion list messages. Go to the View menu and
choose Current View. Choose Customize Current View. Click on Group
By, then select Under Group Items by choose Conversation. Click
the OK button (twice). In Outlook Express, go to the appropriate
folder, click on the View menu, and choose Current View. Then,
choose Group messages by conversation. Clicking on the plus or
minus symbol in the conversation header will respectively expand
or collapse the group.” It's the talk of the town. Or at least,
the network neighborhood.