digress

v 1: turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or

course of argument in writing or speaking; "She always

digresses when telling a story" [syn: {stray}, {divagate},

{wander}]

2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {stray}, {sidetrack},

{depart}, {straggle}]

digest

A periodical collection of messages which have been posted to

a {newsgroup} or {mailing list}. A digest is prepared by a

{moderator} who selects articles from the group or list,

formats them and adds a contents list. The digest is then

either mailed to an alternative {mailing list} or posted to an

alternative newsgroup.

Some {news reader}s and {electronic mail} programs provide

commands to "undigestify" a digest, i.e. to split it up into

individual articles which may then be read and saved or

discarded separately.