On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:27:17 -0400, "Michael J. Langum" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Sorry, It doesn't help.  I want to deal with the case where the
>users does not know about (or has failed to issue) the SET
>NOMAIL command; and the list owner does not know that the
>users is leaving on vacation.
>
>In such a case I don't want the user to come home an find 50
>messages from Listserv.  Nor do I want everyone in the list
>getting an "I'm on vacation" message from Joe every time any
>message is sent to the list.  --Mike

You have to break the loop by stopping mail being sent to the errant user.
Your choices are to set them to NOMAIL yourself (as List Owner you can do so) or
to delete them from the list.