On Fri, 4 Sep 1992 17:30:13 PDT <RIEHL@USCVM> said:
> ...                                                               Is
>there a way to autodelete userids with mail errors?
 
 Some setting of the "renewal" keyword must be the default in LISTEARN
 servers.  I believe that's the source of the "automagically delete
 addresses upon receipt of mail errors" myth.  If so it has nothing
 at all to do with mail errors, but rather requires that after some
 configurable time interval, each subscriber is required to explicitly
 tell LISTSERV that they want to remain on the list.  It's quite a
 handy tool for keeping mailing lists "clean", but it won't help you
 deal with mail bounces.
 
> ...                                                 (Is there some
>pfm switch that exists on listserv?)
 
 What's a 'pfm' switch?  (Phool prooF Method maybe?)
 
> ...                                  Is this a listearn feature that
>doesnt exist on listserv?
 
 Not if I'm correct.  The "RENEWAL" keyword is available to you.  I
 refer you to the list archives for details (mostly cause I don't know
 the syntax without looking it up in said archives.) :)
 
> ...                      Is the listowner pulling my leg?
 
 Again, if I'm right... the answer here is "yes and no".  There is
 a facility for managing lists that you aren't using, but it doesn't
 have anything to do with mail delivery errors.  Someone mentioned
 getting an AI grad student to develop a package to remove people from
 mailing list in response to mail delivery errors (was it the renowned
 Mr. Williams perhaps?).  But as the suggestion was made in jest to
 point out the horrific difficulty in actually creating something like
 that, I don't think there's such a beast already in LISTEARN.
 
>jr
>(john riehl)
>the answer to one of my first four questions should be yes.
 
 I personally hope the answer to your fifth question is "yes they
 will cease". :)
 
 -jj