Third, whenever possible, subscribe to list servers at home rather than at the office. Finally, do not subscribe to nonlegal list servers from the office unless the subject is case-related. Don't send jokes. They make the reader think you have too much time on your hands. They get forwarded and have a tendency to offend.
Every message takes resources to pro- cess.
Many messages to list servers are sent to more than one list by the same person. Otherwise just copy to the poster of the original message. My Rule Three is keep a zero queue. Keeping your mail queue current requires focus. Since a mail queue can be a work queue, daily triage is essential.