On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:04:57 -0700 JC Dill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since these messages are not going *to the list*, should I, as list > owner, take any action (set their subscription to nomail, or ?) > against the subscriber? I follow a simple practice of walking the following scale based on repeat offenses: 1) Public warning. 2) Automatic public unsubscription, free to re-subscribe but not encouraged to. 3) Automtic publicly unsubscribe the domain (if a company), free to resubscribe but not encouraged to. If not a company domain, unsubscribe the poster and ban from resubscribing. 4) If a company automatic public unsubscription and banning of the entire domain from resubscribing . If offenses pile up over a short period of time, I'll climb the scale more rapidly (eg several people at different sites invoke rogue bots over a fortnight). > 1) The messages are not going to the list, but rather to the author. Frankly, I don't care. THey have shown themselves irresponsbile email system users and abusers of the email services and data I provide them as a list operator. > In some situations, it IS appropriate to let a list poster know that > you will not be reading and replying to their post in a timely manner. I have yet to find a case where this is actually true. Sure, it may be pleasant, but needed? No. > Should my action be different if the vacation program sends multiple > responses to the same poster? I just climb the above scale more rapidly, skipping levels, in those cases. > What I am seeking is not so much "the answer" as to make sure I've > asked all the right questions to help me come up with the answer for > my list. For me its a question of what expectations I have of my list posters, and what responsibilities they assume by being a list member. -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. [EMAIL PROTECTED] He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.
