On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, j newton wrote: > The "twice through the list server" thing works very well for me on my list, > but once someone has been detected as a bouncer, is there any way for me to > tell the list server to stop distributing post from them? I am currently > deleting the subscriber the instant I see the first bounce (with 2000 > members, I can't afford to be nice about it) but I still see round after > round of bounces come through from the same person. Are you using auto-delete? Probe? I've got one list of 3,500+ (traffic 40 - 65 per day, latter the thrshold) and another of 2,500+ (traffic 25 -45 per day) and I don't delete at the first bounce, as "singleton" bounces (one item out of 65 bounces) are not uncommon. If I delete at the first bounce I am making more work for myself and the subscriber. If it persists I set DIGEST and wait to see if the Digest bounces for three or four days, then delete. Of course, if the person is already DIGEST or INDEX I just let it bounce for several days, only one per day, and if it doesn't correct itself then delete. I check the errors, on a special account dedicated to that purpose, only once per day so I already have a good idea how many postings there were that day and can easily spot if I'm dealing with a singleton or not. Douglas