>> But I suppose that if it were possible to detect large quotes it would
>> also be possible to reply to the sender with an explanation of why this is
>> not wanted. That should be less intrusive then just deleting what the system
>> thinks is unwanted quotes, and have a significantly lower inpact when the
>> system has it wrong.
>> I suppose I should start reading up on the possibilities to compare
>> strings.
>
> That's very dangerous. If you posted to the list and got a rejection notice
> that said you had quoted to much, would you repost?
It shouldn't be rejected. People should receive a reply asking them to consider the effects of their quoting behaviour on the signal to noise ratio in the archives, the effect on the amount of spam the people they quote get, the bandwidth cost, the fact that the netiquette specifically says to quote in a different way etc.
Although you might want to consider keeping a list of people that received the message and only send it to them if they didn't receive one that week already.
Jochem
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