On Sat, 7 Jan 1995 23:34:00 EST linda said: >hi. i co-own a very busy list that has developed two unrelated problems. >the first is non-technical, but i hope someone can shed some light. >our list has rules against flaming and we have a system of warning >levels. if a poster continues to violate list rules, we send 2 private >warnings then a public utimatum, then banishment. basically, we slap >their address into the filter for 30 days. if, after 30 days they come >back and climb the warning ladder again, they go forever. recently, a >poster has earned himself a public utimatum. he has since posted threats >to complain to the site that houses the list (my employer) that we are >violating his 1st amendment rights. another poster has actually >threatened to flood the email accounts of the administrators at my >university to try and get the list shut down. these are two very hostile >people who are not welcome contributors to an otherwise decent list. I think you're too kind. I would put this person on the 'ban forever list' now - without further warnings. If you're using LMAIL for your MTA, you can also add his address so that Mailer rejects stuff from him automatically - thus making his threat of mail bombing worthless. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Barnes (409) 846-3273 (home) [log in to unmask] (409) 845-9520 (work) "A child was born to win, but too many have been conditioned to loose." - Zig Ziglar