On Fri, 9 Dec 1994 22:54:37 EST A. Ralph Papakhian said: >It is appropriate for LISTSERV to delete user addresses when it receives >error messages from a mailer indicating that the user is unknown. Some Unix sites tend for forget their users for a brief period of time on a regular basis. That's unfortunate, but then it is NOT appropriate to just auto-delete these people. Obviously, the 'x-number of days in a row' idea is the only way to even begin to tackle the problem, and even it will have its problems. >It is not appropriate for a mailer to send "user unknown" messages when >that is not the case. Shouldn't the agency causing the problem be >responsible for fixing it, especially after it knows about it? Could be a good idea - would keep several people employed for years :-). But seriously, the problem is not always the mailer, as I noted above. Sometimes the mailer is reporting the truth as the system itself forgets userids - even forgetting its SMTP! ** ------------------------------------------------------------------ ** ** Geert K. Marien : [log in to unmask] (Bitnet: GKMQC@PUCC) ** ** ListOwner: AIRLINE, NODEINFO, RAILROAD, STAMPS, The INDIA List ** ** (All contents are my own opinions - unless otherwise stated) ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------ **