On Fri, 22 Jul 1994 00:08:54 +0200 Eric Thomas said: >On Thu, 21 Jul 1994 17:38:05 -0500 Ol' blue eyes ><[log in to unmask]> said: >> It's *easy* to set a bad address nomail, so 'renew' will >> eventually delete it, or delete it. > >Most lists do not use "renew", and a user that got set NOMAIL is as good >as a signed off user. In fact, setting NOMAIL would be even worse. The >user, not seeing any mail, would send a SUBSCRIBE command, and be told >he's already on the list. I always wondered about this.... Why doesn't LISTSERV say, "You're already on the list, your settings are ... and if you want to receive mail again, just SET listname MAIL." * Intelligence demands reasons, not rules.