> The reasons are (1) most of the  time, you're deleting a user because you
> get a  bounce, which  may or  may not  be reported  under the  exact same
> address that you used  in the list and (2) the only  drawback is that, in
 
When I delete (or set nomail) because of bounces, I always grep the list
of subscribers first and use the address as it shows up there.
 
> the rare cases  where you do want  the two entries, you have  to issue an
> extra ADD command  after the DELETE, whereas otherwise you  would have to
> feed the exact address whenever you  do a DELETE. Thousands of people get
> deleted every  day, maybe  2-3 get  dual-added. The  decision is  easy to
> make. What you're  trying to do is not normal,  recommended behaviour. It
 
The big problem is not being able to have one on mail and one on nomail.
But I guess that isn't normal or recommended. :-)
 
> >Oh  for the  good old  days before  our bitnet-internet  equivalency was
> >registered...
>
> Well, in these days you used to complain about the inefficiency of BITNET
> and I used to remind you that most  BITNET users do not have a UREP based
> setup.  Now you  want to  use your  BITNET address  because the  Internet
> address is slow. Make up your mind :-)
 
Your rebuttal is much too civil.  Where's the Eric of the good old days?
   --Natalie ([log in to unmask])