On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Jan A Bergeron VMD wrote:

> My problem is with individuals who cannot seem to learn to quote
> effectively; they simply click on reply and include everything from
> previous posts.

I have had the same problem on the same kind of list -- study the archives
to see how the stats line up for valid messages and set message length
limits that would include 98% or so of all messages. Tell the list about
the new limit and watch the serial quoters start losing their ability to
post without some redaction on their own part. I also added a footer to
every message that reads, "Quoting is fine and good, but no one needs a
digest with every message."

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