2 cases in point. Someone on the JRun talk list (and only that list) had
over 200 vacation posts before he was removed. Someone on the CF-Talk list
(and only this list) had over 20 and he was caught early. Both of these
cases had two major things in common, the sender was using a 'non-standard'
subject to announce their vacation AND they were setting their email in a
loop. A post to the list was then sent back to them which resulted in a post
to the list which was sent back to them...............
If I didn't catch it early, we'd have 200 posts on the list in no time and
then I'd be hearing it from everyone.
Every time this happens, I post a reminder for people to remove themselves
when they go on vacation. Every reminder is preceded by the (Admin) header
that should say that the post is important. Some people just don't listen.
I did write a filter for the entire list and post (again) about vacation
messages but I can't catch everything. On the other hand, due to all these
vacation messages getting to the list the filter is getting better. Problem
is, it may miss some messages or block those that are not vacation posts.
Maybe a moderation system for 'suspect' posts would be needed. Something new
to put in. :)
> Michael,
>
> Maybe I'm in the minority, but I just don't see why people get so angry
> about vacation messages. I think it's an honest mistake, and when you're
> subscribed to a dozen lists and looking forward to leaving town I'm sure
> it's easy to forget to change your settings.
>
> I'm sure of one thing: in the amount of time it takes for people to
complain
> and call people stupid, the complainers could easily write a filter to
> delete vacation messages from their inbox.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc Garrett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 8:43 AM
> Subject: (Admin) Vacations and being banned
>
>
> > I really hate being a bad guy.
>
>
>
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