Math time. I'm making a couple of assumptions here, but let's say that two
lists with one thousand subscribers each had just one person who did this.
200 messages * avg 2k per message * 1000 subscribers * two lists
= 800,000k
That's a little more than 781megs... and 400,000 individual messages.
Probably sent within a fairly short time period. Now the listserver is
choking on all the mail, and MD's probably getting quite a few nasty-grams.
CF-Talk is slowed to a 5 hour turnaround on new messages... Etc...
Is that math even right? That's a crazy amount of mail...
-Cameron
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Cameron Childress
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Wolfinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 10:24 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Re: OT: Vacations and being banned
>
>
> I'm sorry, but I really don't understand why this is such a big issue.
> Fine, someone accidentally sent 200 messages, but it happens.
> It's hard to
> understand why hitting delete is such a difficult task. It's nice Michael
> that you host all of these CF lists and I really do appreciate it, but I
> just don't understand why you seem SO angry.
>
> --=@ greg @=--
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:35 AM
> Subject: RE: Vacations and being banned
>
>
> > 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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