gmail question

[abka]

Does anyone know if there is a way to create groups in gmail? I want to put all my 275 kids on one mailing list, but can't figure out how. I would also like it if any mail from them went immediately into a 275 folder rather than my inbox, but maybe that's too optimistic?

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[coffman.livejournal.com]

I don't believe you can set up groups in gmail yet. As for filters (so that incoming mail gets labeled automatically), yes, you can do that (go to the "create filter" link which is kind of to the right of the search box) but it's pretty limited - you can't specify more than one person in the "from" field for any one filter, and you can only have twenty filters total. So if you have under 20 kids in your class, you could conceivably create a filter for each one of them so that you they all get labeled with the same tag automatically.

While Gmail is pretty smooth for a webmail program, it unfortunately is not nearly as full-featured as a traditional email client. :-(

[mrsjadephoenix.livejournal.com]

you can't specify more than one person in the "from" field for any one filter, and you can only have twenty filters total

Yeah, these are things that Gmail is really sadly unslick about.

Instead of filtering by sender, another way to go about it would be to filter by subject line or some special word that's always in the email, but I don't know whether that's feasible. If you can make it so that the 275 kids always send you emails with something like "Art class" in the subject line or if know they're always going to mention "African sculpture" somewhere in the message, then it would work fine.

As for groups, the only way not to have to type them all out everytime is to copy all the email addresses and paste them in a draft or message that you keep stored in the account. That way you can just copy and paste the list whenever you need it.

[coffman.livejournal.com]

As for groups, the only way not to have to type them all out everytime is to copy all the email addresses and paste them in a draft or message that you keep stored in the account. That way you can just copy and paste the list whenever you need it.

That's a very clever and resourceful idea!

Also, I think maybe there are not 275 kids in the class, but that 275 is the numbering of the class within the Art History department's course offerings.

[abka.livejournal.com]

Also, I think maybe there are not 275 kids in the class, but that 275 is the numbering of the class within the Art History department's course offerings.

yes, the course number is 275, there are about 200 students in the course and I have 62 between my two sections.

[abka.livejournal.com]

Keeping them in a message to cut and paste is a great idea! Thanks.