In a previous message, s.merchant wrote: : [log in to unmask] wrote: : >Sorry but I've only just picked up this thread, and as a list maintainer : >myself I too am interested in finding a solution. : : Well, that's encouraging, though one still gets the sense that the : attitude at Demon is: "This is the way we do things and why, the rest of : the world will just have to adjust." E.g., : : >Paid to do what ? Go through everyones mail directories and remove any : >list mail that may bounce ? [Paid to fix your mail system was the intent.] But our mail system is not broken. : >I'm not promising anything but it seems to be that this would be a : >workable solution. : : You don't need to promise anything. I think the parameters of this : problem are well understood, and I don't intend to thrash it out further : on the lstown-l list. When and if Demon has a solution in place, I'll : change my policy. I'm certainly willing to cooperate and make : adjustments _where the software I use gives me the control to do so_ : ("adjusting" my attitude to the point that I start looking forward to 8- : and 31-day old bounced mail doesn't qualify :-)). Having pointed out : the problem and protected myself from it, I don't see it as my mission : to change Demon's religion (pun not intended). The main problem here is that we want to be RFC compliant, and there is no RFC which dictates a different procedure on sending warning messages to list mail. Regards, Dom. -- Demon Internet - IP level dialup Internet connectivity for GBP10 a month Snail-mail: 7th Floor, Gateway House, 322 Regents Park Rd, London N3 2QQ Sales -> Tel: 0181-371 1234, E-mail: [log in to unmask], Fax: 0181-371 1150 Support -> Tel: 0181-371 1010, E-mail: [log in to unmask], Fax: as above