Why is there a short “PoolLetter Notice” each week?
There are several reasons for this, too. Partly, the separate letter allows me to segregate the personal note, from the PoolLetter itself. This works better, for archival purposes, since the note really doesn’t need to be archived. Also, it makes it easier for you to skip the ‘irrelevant’ parts . . . or at least I hope it does. But the PoolLetter Notice has another important function. Some of my readers — especially those using AOL — suffer from email systems that mangle or even completely fail to deliver my PoolLetter. But, a shorter email tends to get through more reliably. So, I’ve begun temporarily posting each PoolLetter online, and including the link in the PoolLetter Notice, so folks using half-donkeyed email systems can still read the PoolLetter.
