On Thu, 04 Mar 93 11:26:18 PST Tim RUshing said: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >For a list with open subscriptions, I think that deleting addresses >which have bounced is actually friendlier to users than setting them to >nomail. If a user stops getting mail from a list, one natural reaction >is to send another subscription request. If the address has been deleted, >then the user will be subscribed again. If the address has been set to >nomail, then the SUB command will be processed as a name-change request >and the user will still be set to nomail. I don't see any advantage to >NOMAIL if subscription is open and the logs are public. Yes. this is true. However, we do not have public logs or files and our posting is also closed, so I think that in our case, nomail is better. I also find that there are a lot of mistakes in systems and we are frequently told that users don't exist when they actually do. Thanks for sending me that mail. Peace Anthea