Sorting the E-Mail

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Aggregating Mail Lists, Sorting by Topic

Aggregating Mail Lists, Sorting by Topic 05/12/2004 06:54 PM

The disintegration of e-mail under the corrosive effects of spam has led many people, including me, to assume that mail lists are next to useless as ways to get information out to people. After all, spam filters trap lots of legitimate mail, and who has time to subscribe to and then read all the junk that comes in on various lists, however useful they might be. Zack Rosen just showed me a new project he and Neil Drumm have been working on, and I'm impressed. It's called Progressive Pipes, and it aggregates a bunch of progressive and left-leaning lists into an easy-to-peruse collection of "headlines," namely the subject lines. (Rosen and Drumm both developed technology for the Howard Dean presidential campaign and are now working to bring collaborative tools to a wider activist community.) Progressive Pipes breaks the messages down in several ways, including list names and topics. Among the latter, for example, are "Beat Bush" and "Civil Liberties" among others. Even better, you can subscribe to the site and its sub-categories as RSS feeds. While this is a targeted site -- aimed at one side of the political spectrum -- there's no reason that such an application couldn't be done for any kind of mailing list on any kind of topic. This is clever, and useful.

Better Spam Sorting?

Better Spam Sorting? 09/23/2004 11:18 AM
Jeremy Wagstaff has written about a new kind of anti-spam system that judges the likelihood of spam on the "reliability of the sender." That is, they look at who sent the email and look at factors like how long the domain has been around, the relationship between the server and the domain and other aspects to determine the likelihood of spam. Of course, with most spam coming from spoofed email addresses information about the domain may not be all that useful -- but I would guess that's why they look at the relationship between the server and the domain. Whether or not it works, there is another, more interesting, concept brought up by this service. One of the things they do is hold back any suspicious emails, but once a day will send an email listing all of the held emails, color coding the held messages and grouping similar addresses together. Most (though, not all) anti-spam systems tend to simply lump all spam into a spam folder in the order received. One area that many people have suggested needs improvement is email inbox management. So, I'm wondering if, rather than just as an anti-spam system, this type of technology may find its way into the inbox for better prioritizing legitimate emails. A few companies have tried email prioritization systems, and they usually fail -- either because they don't work very well or because people are simply used to their own manual systems for email prioritization, and it's not easy to get people to change. So, it may be interesting to see if a technology that figures out a better way to prioritize spam could eventually cross over to prioritizing legitimate emails as well.

Sorting out SSL VPNs

Sorting out SSL VPNs 12/02/2003 02:33 PM
Network Computing reviews eight SSL-based VPNs: SSL VPNs are an enormous trend, as they rely on client-side applications using standard protocols instead of kernel-level networking. As the article points out, a classic VPN puts a remote user on a local network as a local node; an SSL VPN typically extends access to specific services. Unfortunately, Network Computing finds that only one out of its eight products can be set up and configured in a way that they find useful and secure for setup and data transmission. Because wireless roaming users need VPNs to secure their connection, this article should be required reading for any IT department on the decision path for installing a VPN service....

Sorting in XSLT (XML.com)

Sorting in XSLT (XML.com) 07/09/2002 11:19 AM

Sorting in XSLT

Sorting in XSLT 07/03/2002 05:15 PM
In this month's Transforming XML column, Bob DuCharme explains the various uses of xsl:sort, including sort ordering, multiple keys, and reversing the sort.

Sorting through dyslexia (USATODAY.com)

Sorting through dyslexia (USATODAY.com) 08/10/2004 07:11 AM
USATODAY.com - Linda Hendrickson remembers how paralyzed with fear she felt when asked to read aloud as a child.

KlustaKwik spike sorting

KlustaKwik spike sorting 11/15/2003 05:40 PM
Release 1.6

Sorting Out Yahoo's SiteMatch

Sorting Out Yahoo's SiteMatch 04/26/2004 09:42 PM
ISEDB Apr 27 2004 1:55AM GMT

Sorting things out: Classification and
its consequences

Sorting things out: Classification and
its consequences 11/14/2003 11:26 AM

Brits Want Sperm Sorting Regulated

Brits Want Sperm Sorting Regulated 11/11/2003 09:09 PM
CBS News Nov 11 2003 8:11PM ET

HTML Tip: Sorting With The OPTGROUP
Element

HTML Tip: Sorting With The OPTGROUP
Element 10/27/2002 03:59 AM
Net Mechanic Oct 27 2002 1:38AM ET

"Sorting out the "imminent threat"
debate"

"Sorting out the "imminent threat"
debate" 11/04/2003 09:28 PM

DHL to automate three package-sorting
hubs

DHL to automate three package-sorting
hubs 03/25/2005 03:43 PM
DHL Worldwide Express this spring plans to roll out a $160 million hub automation and integration project at three of its U.S. package-sorting hubs, a move that it expects will save the company $125 million a year.

SCO and Microsoft: Sorting the fact from
the fiction

SCO and Microsoft: Sorting the fact from
the fiction 01/04/2005 01:08 PM
ZDNet Jan 4 2005 5:12PM GMT

Flash and Shockwave: Sorting Out the
Differences

Flash and Shockwave: Sorting Out the
Differences 07/31/2004 05:41 PM
"Some get confused between Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Shockwave."

Spinsanity - Sorting out the "imminent
threat" debate

Spinsanity - Sorting out the "imminent
threat" debate 11/05/2003 07:30 AM
analysis and critique .. SpinSanity stumbled .. Imminent Threat .. SPINSANITY

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Information Architecture: Using Card
Sorting for Web Classification Design

Information Architecture: Using Card
Sorting for Web Classification Design 09/23/2002 05:28 AM

Change iPhoto date sorting for 'old'
images

Change iPhoto date sorting for 'old'
images 05/05/2004 11:23 AM
I thought iPhoto 3 and 4 had an odd Y2K bug because no matter how often I set an early picture's date to 1917, iPhoto insisted on sorting as if the date was 2017. Turns out the sort is controlled by the System's "Short D...

Sorting Through The Legal Questions Of
Property Rights In Virtual Worlds

Sorting Through The Legal Questions Of
Property Rights In Virtual Worlds 04/28/2004 08:12 PM
We've discussed the many questio ns raised about property rights in all of these new virtual game worlds. Do the laws of the outside world apply? If so, what country's laws apply? What about the end user license agreement? If that rules who owns property in the game, then (effectively) that makes the company law enforcement. So what happens when law enforcement in the community violates the laws of the nation? Obviously, these aren't easy questions and eventually they'll end up in courts. John has submitted a story about a case in China where someone is suing an online game company for deleting a weapon he bought in the game. Apparently, the seller had "duplicated" the weapon in the game, which was against the rules. He then sold the duplicate to the guy suing - and the company deleted it once they realized it was a duplicate. The guy is suing, saying that he worked hard to make the virtual cash to buy the virtual sword, and it's unfair for the game to simply delete it. The company claims that the rules are clear that dupes aren't allowed - but, only the seller knows it's a dupe. So, when you unravel it, this is a fairly complex legal question involving different layers of intellectual property. First, you have the problems of the "duplicates," which could be seen as infringement on its own. Then, the guy sold the unauthorized copy for profit (admittedly within the game, for virtual currency) and kept the "original". The buyer paid with virtual money and received the "illegal" copy of the virtual sword which was then deleted. So, who's really at fault? It certainly sounds like the guy who created the dupe and sold it is the most reasonable target, but how do you deal with the situation where the guy then sells the "real" virtual sword to someone else? Who gets to keep it? The simple answer - of course - is both of them. It is virtual property after all, and can be reproduced at will by the powers that be. However, the company claims this will destabilize the game. Meanwhile, the guy who's suing only really has a claim if the virtual property he bought with virtual money is considered his to own. The gaming company will, most likely, claim that it's really theirs. It seems like we'll be seeing plenty of more related lawsuits.

Democrat Wars - Sorting out the hawks
and doves in the presidential field. By
William Saletan and Avi Zenilman

Democrat Wars - Sorting out the hawks
and doves in the presidential field. By
William Saletan and Avi Zenilman 03/13/2003 06:16 PM
Sorting out the hawks and doves in the presidential field .. here is an easy breakdown

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Austin AI’s Automated XRF Sorting &
Separating System Deemed Best Available
Technology For Metals, Plastics & Glass
Industries

Austin AI’s Automated XRF Sorting &
Separating System Deemed Best Available
Technology For Metals, Plastics & Glass
Industries 04/08/2005 05:02 AM
Based on highest scrap resale value achievable, shortest return of investment and best competitive edge, independent studies select Austin AI's QXR Series on-line XRF system as best technology for sorting and separating scrap metals, glass & plastics. [PRWEB Apr 8, 2005]

Mail.app, mutt, mail volume, and e-mail
addiction

Mail.app, mutt, mail volume, and e-mail
addiction 04/23/2004 08:25 PM
Since I've been using the Powerbook (which I still need to replace with a newer one now that the "speed bump" is official), I've drastically changed my e-mail habits (personal mail, not work mail). In doing so, I wonder if I'm unusual in this respect. Previously, I was using mutt for e-mail on my IBM Thinkpad running Linux. If you've not tried it, mutt is really the king of all console-based mail programs. It excels at making it very easy...

Mail.appetizer - Better Mail.app new
mail notification

Mail.appetizer - Better Mail.app new
mail notification 07/27/2004 11:29 AM
The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 8 out of 10]Developer: Bronson Beta / Product page Price: Freeware [This is the Pick of the Week for the week of July 19th] Mail.appetizer is a plug-in for Apple's Mail that provides a much mo...

Email Sentinel Pro Protects E-mail
Attachments and Prevents E-mail Viruses

Email Sentinel Pro Protects E-mail
Attachments and Prevents E-mail Viruses 07/15/2004 03:05 AM
Email Sentinel Pro 2.6 prevents users from receiving dangerous e-mails, by blocking attachments, scripts, images and spamming techniques before they reach the Inbox folder. Viruses aren't the only reason to be concerned about HTML email. Spammers use email bugs, scripts and images hidden in the HTML to track anyone who opens their email. E-mail Sentinel Pro stops spammers from verifying an address. [PRWEB Jul 15, 2004]

Web Mail Supersizes: As Storage
Capacikty For Web-Based E-Mail Expands,
So Do Choices

Web Mail Supersizes: As Storage
Capacikty For Web-Based E-Mail Expands,
So Do Choices 07/21/2004 06:01 AM
By Glenn Fleishman, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Read My Mail, Please - The silly privacy
fears about Google's e-mail service. By
Paul Boutin

Read My Mail, Please - The silly privacy
fears about Google's e-mail service. By
Paul Boutin 04/16/2004 02:15 AM
Read My Mail, Please .. GMail: No worries .. don't understand .. boutin on gmail .. reviewed

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the Mail online | Mail - news, sport,
showbiz, health and more | Will a
British divorcee cost 'Wolfie' his job?

the Mail online | Mail - news, sport,
showbiz, health and more | Will a
British divorcee cost 'Wolfie' his job? 03/27/2005 04:57 AM
Will a British divorcee cost 'Wolfie' his job? Obviously, his incompetence won't. 3/26 .. Oh Wolfie! Wolfie! Invade me like you invaded Iraq! .. is perhaps not true .. the daily mail

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Convenience of technology drives
infoglut in e-mail, voice mail

Convenience of technology drives
infoglut in e-mail, voice mail 01/01/2004 07:30 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 1 2004 5:15PM ET

PorkChup Solutions eMail2Pop Version 3
Bridges AOL Mail and Google Gmail to
POP3 and SMTP Mail Technologies

PorkChup Solutions eMail2Pop Version 3
Bridges AOL Mail and Google Gmail to
POP3 and SMTP Mail Technologies 06/16/2004 03:48 AM
PorkChup Solutions releases version 3.0 of eMail2Pop, adding Google Gmail(tm) support to its flagship all-in-one POP3, SMTP, and spam filtering solution for America Online (AOL®) email accounts. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2004]

AppleScript: Speak the sender of a mail
item in Mail

AppleScript: Speak the sender of a mail
item in Mail 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Have your computer speak the name of the sender in an arriving e-mail in Apple's Mail.app Source: Studio Log

An AppleScript to mark Junk mail via
rules in Mail.app

An AppleScript to mark Junk mail via
rules in Mail.app 06/04/2004 10:50 AM
Several hints have been published, here and elsewhere, detailing various ways of catching spam in rules from within Apple's Mail. Many of these are quite clever, but they (and every other such tip I've seen) all respond to a...

KQ-Mail: A small, fast, easy mail server

KQ-Mail: A small, fast, easy mail server 12/16/2003 02:58 PM
Change of direction

Prevent junk mail in Mail from counting
as new

Prevent junk mail in Mail from counting
as new 03/28/2005 10:01 AM
This is extremely trivial, but maybe it's a useful pointer regardless ... it has always annoyed me that junk mail, even when recognized as such, still contributes towards Mail.app's email count as displayed in the application...

Redirect new Mail.app mail to gmail (or
any service)

Redirect new Mail.app mail to gmail (or
any service) 06/22/2004 09:14 AM
I am really enjoying my new gmail account, but dont want to give up Mail.app just yet. To receive emails in both places, I set up a new rule in Mail.app to redirect all new emails to my gmail account. This works great, becaus...

Migrate UNIX Mail messages to Mail.app

Migrate UNIX Mail messages to Mail.app 05/21/2004 10:05 AM
I had to migrate from UNIX mailbox on a Linux server to Mail.app. The problem was that the server does not run POP or IMAP. Here is how I did it. First on the Linux server, I did this: % Mail Mail> Mail> s 1,1000 file...

10.3: A how-to on sending encrypted mail
in Mail.app

10.3: A how-to on sending encrypted mail
in Mail.app 10/30/2003 12:37 AM
Follow these instructions to send encrypted mail in Mail.app. [robg adds: I have not tested this one...]

Mail Act-On: An intelligent 'assistant'
for Mail

Mail Act-On: An intelligent 'assistant'
for Mail 06/22/2005 02:23 AM
The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 9 out of 10] Developer: Scott Morrison / Product Page Price: Free Are you obsessive about maintaining a "clean" inbox in Mail.app? I know I am; when I see waiting messages, I get nervous that ...

10.3: How to import old Mail inbox to
new Mail inbox

10.3: How to import old Mail inbox to
new Mail inbox 11/07/2003 11:03 AM
I used the system upgrade to Panther for a full backup and a clean Panther installation. Therefore, I had to import my old e-mails back to Apple Mail. Apple Mail puts all imported e-mails in a folder called "Imported" (or som...

@Mail 4.0

@Mail 4.0 07/19/2004 02:54 PM
A Webmail client for POP3/IMAP and optionally an email server.
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