emory!mathcs.emory.edu!toolz.UUCP!todd (Todd Merriman) writes:
> >You see, I believe it's my fault.
> >
> >Couple months ago, I got contacted by someone from AOL wanting to post
> >the Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists there. I told them what I told
> >everyone -- Sure, as long as you leave all the attributions intact. Turned
> >out to be a huge mistake.
>
> I was also buried in clueless mail for a couple of weeks on my
> mailing list, but I welcomed the new traffic because my list
> had become tired-assed. And, when the traffic jumped up by a factor
> of 10, many of those AOL subscribers dropped out because they have
> to pay for the time they spend reading mail.
>
Ah.. now I understand where all those aol.com subscriptions came from. :)
I too noticed the surge in subs and "clueless mail". I had to go from
unmoderated list to semi-moderated status due to mail coming to the
server instead of the list, server commands being sent to the list and
a whole bunch of off-topic stuff.
I also had to make "mailing list basics" help texts aimed at the
newbies, mostly aol users. Though some aol subscribers make good
contributions, most seem to be fishing aimlessly. I have taken to
posting the help text periodically to avoid the constant "how do I get
off this stinking list? I am drowning in email" email.
I am waiting for the Information Super Highway with some excitement and
a lot of trepediation.. :)
GeSS
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