On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Adam Bailey wrote: > As Eric explained, LISTSERV (1.8d, which I've yet to have the pleasure to > work with) only does fuzzy domain matching with domains that have been > pre-registered by the ISP. For example, MSN was the first case this was > discovered for, because [log in to unmask] is the same as [log in to unmask] > So, since Microsoft informed L-Soft of this, LISTSERV now considers > [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] to be the same person, and will > accept commands thusly. That is great, but since [log in to unmask] is the SAME address (according to the listserv registery) as [log in to unmask], why were they allowed to subscribe twice. If the registery treats them as the same address, then that is like saying that [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] are both subscribed to the list. That is rediculous, because a) it can't happen (or shouldn't) and b) If it did happen, I would be getting two messages, in which case, I would want one deleted, but when I delete one, they both get nuked. Thus, my point comes around again......is there a way, that we can delete ONLY one address, and leave another. Like bypassing the fuzzy logic option. > >Is the case sensitivity issue ignored as Pauline is sugesting, and if so > >how quickly could it be fixed? > > Case sensitivity has nothing to do with domain matching. It's just that > both are parts of Pauline Marshall's argument in favor of standardization. Exactly. I don't care how it is 'fixed' or delt with, as long as something is decieded as standard, and that standard is used all thru all the commands. (if mmouse@ and MMouse@ are subscribed as two addresses, they should, even with a (exact, or an 'only', be able to be deleted seperately. > Right now, the whole case sensitivity thing is a minor annoyance, at > best. I'm certainly in favor of adding a switch that would specify > whether you want the address in your command to be case sensitive or not, > but it's not the first thing I'd do if I were lead developer at L-Soft. > :) Well, that is a step in the right direction at least. I am glad to see someone seeing that my ideas aren't totally wacked. :) .------------------------------. ,------------------------------------. | Pauline M. Marshall / / --= MightyMouse =-- | | [log in to unmask] / / http://www.logic.net/~mmouse/ | |---------------------------' `---------------------------------------| | UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.| `----------------------------------------------------------------------'