We are experiencing a lot of mailing loops recently, and I'm getting
upset, and want something done.  I am not pointing the finger at
any one.  We need a concerted effort to create an environment that
can handle the problems.  One suggestion has been the addition of
a Reject-To: tag.  I also think we need to look at an tag that
identifies a mail as being automatically generated.  In the message
arena, GONE, Mailer 1.25 and several others all start automated
messages with an *, just so they don't start message wars.  We NEED
something like this to stop these mail wars.  There are been 4 in the
last month alone that I know of.  SAS-L to PSUVAX1, WISCVM shutting
down, SERVERS last night, and UOTTAWA's file has been purged message.
(Granted this one has a 30 day hold time in its war, but it still is
a war)
  When Bill Rubin was working on the automated messages about WISCVM
shutting down, he was willing to put something in, but there was
nothing.  UOTTAWA has always been very receiptive to fixing the loop,
and I'm sure they would conform to a standard, but there is NO standard.
I'm tired of coming into work and finding 200 mail files caused
by a mail war.  If you have any ideas, let's get them out now.  Rather
than Listserv being the one following, and causing problems, let's be
active in solving a very real problem, not spouting forth RFCs that
people are not following.
 
  Harry