On Sun, 2019-11-17 at 20:36 +0100, Andras Simon wrote:
> 2019-11-17 20:02 GMT+01:00, sixpack13 <fedorau...@online.de>:
> > > Anyway, if the OP used a thread-aware client, he wouldn't have been
> > > overwhelmed by 300 messages a day.
> > 
> > like TB ?
> 
> I'm not using TB, but I guess so.
> 
> > I wonder why would a thread-aware client reduce the numbers of messages.
> > If I'm subscribed to a list I get them all, don't I ?
> > do I have a lack of knowledge here ?
> 
> Yes, you get them all, but you don't see them all, only the various
> threads (or their subject lines). The individual messages are hidden
> behind the thread. If you don't care about the topic, you delete the
> whole thread in one go. If you do, you open the thread and see all its
> messages there, in one place, not mixed up with your other mails. Etc.
> etc.

Some MUAs let you mute selected threads so you don't even download the
messages. Also, using IMAP means you don't download anything you aren't
explicitly opening.

poc
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