This strikes me as a little draconian . . . > One ooof in reply to a list posting and you're out, in my book. I have a bit of boilerplate I semi-automatically send people who set oofbots (and not just on my own lists), but I've tried to make it, um, polite, because most people still have no real idea what the structure of the net is and don't realize that all the subscribers to the list are being told, though they don't care, that you've gone off to a conference . . . and often, once it's been explained, they're grateful. -- Russ __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Professor of English St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~