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

[David Instone <dave.instone@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dougs problem seems to be that he has to download the mail and or the 
headers before he can filter them and on a slow connection that can take 
forever, and if he can't delete them on the server then they get down 
loaded which takes even longer.  Thus he can't read his important mail 
until all 'our' spam has been downloaded.

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Dave Instone
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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 to 
> do, 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, so 
> this is a good solution for me. YMMV, of course.
>
> Doug Smith <doug@xxxxxxxxxx> 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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