On Thu, 17 Oct 1996 05:17:23 -0700, Eric Paul-Hus
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>Bon Matin, (And thanks to all of those that have already helped me on
>other topics, you are *A GREAT BUNCH* of mail sleuths)
>
 
There is not a way of reducing the length of the error msg, because the
full content of the header and routing lines is helpful in figuring out
where the problem is.
 
Another problem is you are too nice to your list members.  Subscribers
who leave a full mailbox, causing bounces, should automatically be set to
digest or index by you as list owner.  That will cut down on the number
of error msgs coming back to you, to one per day for each bounce, from
one per msg all day long.  If it bouces again you are faced with the
choice to either set them to NOMAIL or simply delete them.
 
I suggest you leave your setting at Full-Auto until you clean out some of
the 'dead-wood' members of your list.  Then be agressive in setting
others who bounce for 'mailbox full' reasons to NOMAIL.  Unfortunately
you have to keep a log of these and give them a week or 2 to come back
and clean up their mess.  If they don't then just delete them.
 
I know this sounds harsh but maillist subscription implies some
responsibility in receiving the mail that has been requested.  If people
haven't the courtesy (or knowledge) to read their mail, they shouldn't be
on a maillist.  You should have no qualms about booting them off.
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 Ben Parker ............ (Oak Park IL) .......... [log in to unmask]