You Don't Have Mail: Some Declare E-mail Bankruptcy


	You Don't Have Mail: Some Declare E-mail Bankruptcy

cpltaiji

6-17-2007 12:49 PM

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cpltaiji says:

Sad!

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6-17-2007 2:01 PM

bamapachyderm

This is TOTALLY what I need to do, and that doesn't even count the (small amount) of spam that manages to get through, which is filtered into a junk mail folder.

Email is a nightmare!

6-17-2007 2:02 PM

skwirlinator

Use selected accounts for select reasons.

7-25-2007 9:21 AM

Jo5329

I finally had to cut off the Outlook "new" mail notification at work because I wasn't getting anything done besides responding to email in one form or another. Some days I just shut the whole program off. I get a lot more done. We are letting a product control us.

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