"kill file,"
which automatically screens out notes from people whose messages
you deem unworthy of reading. Some companies are now implementing this feature on their corporate email systems.
Bozo filters pose no problem on recreational discussion groups. But
you'd want to be very careful using one on your work email system.
Say Joe Schmoe down the hall has a bad habit of sending the Blonde
Joke of the Day to everyone on the hallway. Since you're a blonde, you
don't appreciate this, and you decide to filter all of Joe's mail. But one
day, the department director asks Joe to delegate an important project to
you. What are you going to say six weeks later when the director wanders into your office to check on the project -- "Uh, I never read Joe's
email because he's a jerk"? Bad idea.
A better kind of filter allows you to prioritize your mail rather than filtering it completely. For example, mail from your boss or colleagues
working on an important project might be top priority; mail from mailing lists might be third or fourth priority.
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