On 29 Jan 2002 Pete Weiss wrote:

> 200 to 250 seems right for several discussion lists with which I'm familiar.

We've been using 180 successfully for a while now, on an active discussion
list.  We also aggressively send out quoting reminders (friendly
reminders, we're just vigilant about sending them!).

My only wish is that list owners could override the limit without changing
it.

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