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Re: wear-hard list problems

From: Robin Lee Powell <>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:44:41 -0800

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 01:32:05PM -0600, Vito Miliano wrote:
> On Thursday, January 16, 2003, 11:52:26 AM, Robin wrote:
> 
> RLP> I'll host.  I typically use ecartis (formerly listar) for my
> RLP> hosted mailing lists, though.
> 
> I think the last thing anyone really wants to do is fork the mailing
> list, which means breaking apart the readership, for no real good
> reason.

I certainly don't; someone suggested that someone on the list might have
a host which could freely host Real Mailing List Software; I pointed out
I have such a host.  That's all.

> Not subscribing through forwarding or false domains is common sense;

Ummm, I disagree profoundly.

> those domains may have their own internal restrictions on message
> size, number of messages, etc., 

In what way does that distinguish them from any other domain?

> and unless you control them, when a list message bounces due to your
> fake address, you may never find out, 

That's just as true for real addresses.

> and the list administrator has no recourse but to painstaking hunt
> down who's clogging the lines.

Or ey could just get mailing list software that handles the bounces for
em.  That's what I do.

-Robin

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