On Aug 6, 19:02, Eric Thomas wrote:
} Subject: Can the stupid SCIFAQ-L discussion stop now?
} I would like this ridiculous  discussion to stop, now, because everything
} has  been said.
 
Much of your side of the conversation to date has been dismissing
arguments simply because they're from usenetters (you have no idea
what my background is - I was building mainframe BITNET style
mailers over 13 years ago) or putting words in my mouth.  That last
message of yours where you presumed to restate my position was a
marvel.  A marvel of what I decline to state.
 
} It can't know which  messages come from usenet and which don't, so it
} can't give special treatment to usenet messages.
 
But it can know.  100% reliably.  Amazingly simply.  The secret?  You tell it.
 
SCIFAQ-L carries ONLY USENET-originated traffic.  It carries ONLY USENET
FAQs.  USENET FAQs are subject to being repeatedly sent without any change.
 
Therefore, by definition, the SCIFAQ-L listserv can know 100% that every
single article it sees are from USENET where bounces are an extreme annoyance.
 
All you have to do is provide a way by which Una can tell his LISTSERV
not to bounce duplicates.  Just add the following parameter to the owner
setup:
 
        BounceDuplicatesTo={poster, owner, nobody}
 
Just this one trivial change will get Una, me, L. Detweiler and
a large number of faq-maintainers off your back.  It isn't even
USENET-specific, so it's equally applicable for someone wishing
to LISTSERV other similarly duplicatable messages.  At the same time
you can certainly make "poster" the default - so it won't alter your
precious BITNET LISTSERV behaviour in any way.
 
Do everybody a favour and simply add it.  Otherwise, when someone
finally gets around to LISTSERVing news.answers, you'll get a flood of
complaints that'll blow this list right off the air and into the next
galaxy.
 
But you get your wish.  Even if I wanted to continue the discussion,
I can't because I'm going away for two weeks.  Enjoy your vacation.
 
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