Hey Bernie :-) On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Bernie Cosell wrote:
> > ..and personally, there are times > > that I post something to a list and want to know that certain people > > haven't seen it -- the impact on the list and the subscribers is minimal > > (as compared to autoresponses that cause mail loops) > > That last is true, but if this became common do you really want hundreds, or > thousands, of vacation messages in response to a post to a list, on the off > chance that you'll be able to pick out 'certain people' from the mess that > comes back? I haven't found it a problem. I'm on a LOT of lists, and post a reasonable amount, and so far the volume of vacation messages I get is in the noise, as compared to, say, the volume of spam I get. On the other hand, the occaisional vacation robot that replies to one of the lists I run is a nightmare - mail loops are not fun. Now, on a more practical note, how would people on this list recommend configuring an autoresponder so that it ignores list traffic entirely, short of having to configure each list individually? Miles
