On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Stan Horwitz wrote: > > Once again, we seem to have escaped a Hotmail problem. None of our > > approximately 90 Hotmail subscribers have been bouncing. Does anyone have > > any idea why we so rarely experience the problems that so many of the rest > > of you have with Hotmail? > > Probably just dumb luck, but it might help to see your list's header. Here it is (neatly annotated by the list co-owner, in case we both get hit by a bus and someone has to take over for us!): * ACCESS CONTROL SECTION *********** (Pg 106) * Files= No * Attachments=No * Attachments are blocked. * Filter= Also * Use Listserv filters in addition to ours. * Review= Owners * Only owners may review the list of subscribers. * Send= Private * Only subscribers may send mail. * Stats= Normal, Private * * * DISTRIBUTION SECTION ************* (Pg 109) * Ack= No * Daily-Threshold= 250,10 * List daily limit is 250, individual poster's limit is 10 * Digest= Yes,Same,Daily,01,Size(500) * Digests are created in the same directory, daily with the first * digest at 1am, or whenever the digest reaches 500 lines. * Maximum number of messages per day for the list is 250. * Mail-Via= Distribute * The options are DIRECT and DISTRIBUTE. DIRECT may solve * some problems and cause others. * Reply-to= Sender,Respect * Default reply is to sender, period. * Topics= admin, biz, chat, job-op, misc, query, tools, usage, summary, conf * * * ERROR HANDLING SECTION *********** (Pg 117) * Auto-Delete=Yes,Semi-Auto,Delay(12),Max(75) * Problem addresses will be deleted after 12 days or 75 errors. * [log in to unmask] * Errors go to Jane only * * * LIST MAINTENANCE SECTION ********* (Pg 120) * Editor= [log in to unmask] * If we need to limit someone's posting ability, messages * will go here for approval. * Notebook= Yes,/listserv/notebooks/copyediting-l,Weekly,Private * Notify= [log in to unmask] * Notifications go to Jane * Owner= <co-owner's address deleted> * Renewal= Yearly, Delay(28) * Renewal notices will be sent once per year and the system * will wait 28 days before deleting the account. * Sizelim=150 * Messages are limited to 150 lines. * Subject-Tag= CE-L * Identify list to make filtering easier. * * * SECURITY KEYWORD SECTION ********* (Pg 127) * Confidential=No * Make the list available to the list of lists. * Placeholder: The password was here, but Listserv removes it. * Record main list password. * Validate=Yes * * * SUSBSCRIPTON SECTION ************* (Pg 131) * Confirm-Delay=48 * Wait 48 hours before killing a job. * Default-options=Repro,SubjectHdr,Digest,Noack,Nomime,Review * New subscribers will receive copies of their own messages, * see full headers with subject tags, receive digests, and * will not receive an acknowledgement for posted messages. * New subscribers' initial messages will go to an owner. * Default-Topics=all * This may be changed by the subscriber. * Subscription= Open,Confirm * * * OTHER KEYWORDS SECTION *********** (Pg 134) * Translate=No * Language=NoHTML