On Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 12:17:48AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Dave Fitch">
>
> > I too was mysteriously unsubscribed a few days before
> > christmas. My previous email address (work one) was
> > fairly seriously rooted though.
>
>
> There were a whole bunch of unsubscribes just before Christmas. I wasn't in
> Sydney at the time, so I didn't do the cleanup... Anand or Gus will be able
> to tell you what really happened.
A large number of subscribers started bouncing.
I just summarily unsubscribed anyone whose server said "5xx <foo>"
as that indicates a permanent failure.
> Mailman does unsubscribe bouncing addresses automagically, and the list
> elves (that's us three) have a tendency to do so when we receive those 400
More elves wanted. Apply now.
Anand
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