"Gerald England" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >---------- >> From: rex <[log in to unmask]> >> I'd settle for bouncing anything over a >> 10/1 quote/message ratio. The ratio should, of course, be settable >> by the list-owner. > > >Yet one more thing for the list-owner to set. >The problem with this seems to me that new list-owners >wouldn't know how to set it and until their list had been running some time >wouldn't have an idea of what was needed. The default could be as it is now, no filtering based on the quote/message ratio. >In such cases it is essential probably to quote a whole paragraph in order >to make a one or two sentence comment. >So the ratio of quoted/unquoted would be over 50% >but appropriate. OK, set the ratio at 4 (say). If the quote were less than 4X the original material the post would go through. Some list-owners might set a higher ratio, others might set it as low as 1 or even .5 (equal quotes and new material). >> My other wish, a filter to bounce messages that contain the >> bottom banner, would catch most of these types, because they >> don't trim *anything*. > >Now this would be much easier to implement >(Some majordomo lists already have this facility!) Yes, they do. I really don't understand why LISTSERV does not have this capability. It would catch the large majority of overquoters and does not depend on a particular quoting style as the ratio method does. Again, the default could be to ignore the bottom banner in a incoming message so there is no additional setup for a new list-owner. Once they learn the ropes they might choose to turn this feature on. -rex