Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 17:31:00 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: garycorc@mail.idt.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Posting to multiple lists Message-ID: <199612220131.RAA12350@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.961221190901.23960D-100000@packet.eng.umd.edu> from "Chuck Robey" at Dec 21, 96 07:12:57 pm
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Chuck Robey wrote: > > John, would it be possible to ask sendmail to reject any message (with > some kindly worded reminder) that is addressed to multiple majordomo > targets? Simply reject it out of hand, so if multiple copies get to > freebsd.org (with loaded cc lists) majordomo wouldn't have to handle it? > > If something like that had existed, I would have been stopped from > replying to the multiple post (which I admit, I didn't actually even > notice the cc list). the problem occurs fairly infrequently. we have all done it at one time or another. accidents happens (to parapharse the bumper stickers). so long as no one persists obstinately in posting to several lists we are okay. for the obstinate, we have a kill filter. i dont believe that the problem is technical. a technical solution is not appropriate. people reading playboy.com during work is not a technical problem. there is a role for management afterall ;) > > On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > > > one might do this by having resend note the Message-id: header > > in a random access data structure stored on disk. entries > > would be purged after 24 hours, for example. or one could > > configure a Message-id: server process that each invokation > > of resend could query. the resultwould determine whether or > > not the message was killed. > > > > the correct solution is not a technical one but rather a > > human one. trim the cc: list. the original sender may well > > be in the dark as to which list to send his question to. > > the responders should be better informed and trim the cc: > > list accordingly. (this is my opinion, for what it is worth) jmb
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