Let us concentrate on enriching the list with more participants and not
such "censorships and rules" for reducing participants. Remember, this
is a voluntary activity and there should be no scope of such controls in
it.
newlxuser wrote:
>
> Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
> >
> > It's a good idea in fact. Just keep the number of days configurable to user.
> >
>
> Shridhar, I think your & mine sun-signs may be
> same ( in many postings ) ! ;-)
>
> Vinu Moses wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure if that's feasible.... do you want 1000+ subscribers sending in
> > "all OK" mails every two weeks to the mailing list?
> >
>
> Not necessarily to mailing list, it can be
> something like "unsubscribe@..." .
> Members will get only a message , something like
> "If you want to continue your membership, please
> reply to this message within 7 days, without any
> message-body, else you will be automatically
> unsubsribed. If any-body is out-of-station or seek
> 7 days time is enough. Or as Shridhar suggested ,
> it can be configurable.
>
> >
> > The best policy is to probably unsubscribe an address from the mailing list
> > when mails to that address are bounced.
> >
>
> I think, that is the present default policy !
>
> AKGHOSH wrote:
> >
> > >
> > I do not think this will be a good idea. I am a new linux user
> > and I learn a lot thru' the LIH list. This is surely not a way to
> > encourage new users. I think unsubscribing should be done
> > on request only.
>
> Welcome, AKGHOSH !
>
> Well, all interested members like you & me can
> take a little pain, to reply to the "continue your
> membership" message sent by LIH, I think !
>
> After all, no-body will like , that LIH should be
> un-necessarily busy in sending mail to "dead" or
> "un-interested" members, burning precious
> band-width. If this "un-neccesary fat" is reduced,
> rest of the members will get their mail, as early
> as possible.
> You must have noticed in recent mails, about
> delayed or not recieving mail for 4/5 days at all
> !
>
> Regards & thanks !
>
> ~ newlxuser
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