Peter M. Weiss wrote:
>
> Holidays are tricky.  On some of my lists over the xmas
> break (10 days here), I HOLD the lists (pre-announced).
> This really cuts down on the bounces!  ;-)
>
> If you do not already have a list-maintenance-only userid,
> please consider getting one for error/bounce handling.  This
> can prevent you from becoming insane as quickly as you might
> otherwise.
 
:-)
 
Actually, some of us have to pay for userids.  There are other
anti-insanity options.
 
For example, I handle my list from a UNIX shell account.  As
soon as I discovered procmail, I started directing all the
bounces into a folder of their own.  This works just as well
as a separate account.  And if *I* go away for a week, I can
just have it discard them for that period (unless someone else
wants to volunteer to be a temporary owner, in which case I
can add them quiet and forward the bounces in my absence).
 
Other mailers such as Eudora have filtering capabilities (less
powerful, perhaps, but adequate for this purpose) which can
pre-sort mail into folders based on sender, subject, etc.
 
Cheers,
Stan Ryckman ([log in to unmask])