FreeLists / si-list / [SI-LIST] Re: list etiquett

["Jack Olson" <pcbjack@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe this is a naive question,
but can't the listserver itself be configured
to ignore an out-of office title?

On 2/9/08, Doug Smith <doug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Kim and the group,
>
> A significant number of the out-of-office replies come with enough
> differencethat they end up in more than one mail box after filtering. If I
> amin a hotel where the Internet access is not all that fast all the o-o-f
> replies can take significant time. During peak hours at some hotels,
> messagescome in at one per few seconds.
>
> BTW, I was at Oxford University recently teaching my short courses and was
> staying in the Rewley House dorm. One of my downloads of a large file came
> inat 43 Mbits/sec! That is many times faster than anything in the US and
> faster than most home routers can even handle. I wish hotels were that
> fast.
>
> Doug
>
> Kim Helliwell wrote:
> Or, you could just set your mail filter to trash "out of office" replies.
>
> You might be right that shutting off the list while gone is a polite thing
> todo, but expecting the whole list to comply with that restriction is
> probably unrealistic. My approach to this only requires a behavior change
> (and a one-time one at that) on my part, but greatly enhances my chances
> of
> remaining sane and placid.
>
> I almost never need to see an "out of office" reply, even from co-workers,
> sothis is a good solution for me. YMMV, of course.
>
> Doug Smith <doug@xxxxxxxxxx>[1] wrote: Hi All,
> I would post more often (now only once or twice a month) except for the
> large number of emails I get from inconsiderate list members who have
> their mail servers send out thousands of "out of the office" emails. I
> have attached a screen shot of just a fraction of the messages I just
> received. It is a simple procedure to sign off the list while on
> vacation and then reinstate the subscription afterwards. I think people
> who do not do this be barred from the list. Any thoughts?
>
> Doug
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