Subject: Sort Usenet and email differently?

From: "J. Melusky" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 10:09:11 -0700

Hi all, Is there a way to sort email and Usenet differently? I would like
to sort Usenet by subject and email by date. I can only seem to choose one
sort pattern for both. Thanks, also let me know if you want some art like
animals below. take care, J.

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:22:17 +0100 (BST)

You can only set up one _default_ sort method, which is then used for all
folder collections and folders.

However you can explicitly sort a folder (mail or News) after opening it
by typing "$" then a method code (eg, "$O" for Ordered Subject).

There was some talk back at Pine 3.91 that per-collection or per-folder
default sorting methods might be included in the future, but they haven't
appeared so far.

Personally I think that per-folder sorting methods might be more complex
than its value.  I find that on the whole I want "A" (arrival) sorting for
folders in ordinary collections, but "O" (ordered subject) for Usenet News
collections.  (Remember that it isn't possible to distinguish between a
Mail and a News folder in a non-News collection: there IS no difference as
either type of message can be saved into any folder.)

Perhaps one day...  (any Pine Feller on the Team care to comment?)

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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From: Terry Gray <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:54:06 -0700 (PDT)

Mike,
Having some "per-folder" attributes is still on the list for
consideration, but I don't know when it might bubble to the top.

-teg

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From: Beth Peterson <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 15:19:09 -0500

|Hi all, Is there a way to sort email and Usenet differently? I would like
|to sort Usenet by subject and email by date. I can only seem to choose one
|sort pattern for both. Thanks, also let me know if you want some art like
|animals below. take care, J.
|

I don't think that there is a way to set it.  All I know of is to do a sort
manually using the $ (sort) option.  If there is a way to set things
differently I would like to know as well.  As for the animals, the bee was cute
but no thank you.

Beth Peterson
bethp@fnal
Physics Department

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From: "J. Melusky" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:21:23 -0700

> differently I would like to know as well.  As for the animals, the bee was cute
Hi Beth, Thank you for your time. Everyone's been helpful in
comp.mail.pine              Jon
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