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Subject: Re: Quiet lists
From: Sandra Hollin Flowers <flowers_s @ Mercer . EDU>
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 03:42:14 -0400 (EDT)
To: Bill Silvert <bill @ biome . bio . dfo . ca>
Cc: list-managers @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <9605101408.AA04804@biome.bio.dfo.ca>


On Fri, 10 May 1996, Bill Silvert wrote:

> that it is a common "problem". In fact, I've had a couple of lists where
> there was such a flurry of activity that everyone started screaming for
> digests or some other solution....

Yep, been there too, Bill! Some of my folks started asking for a digest
when there was hardly anything being posted except **my** many start-up
announcements and enticements to post. We use Mailserv, which I'm told
doesn't allow for digests, so the issue, along with my posts, dwindled
quietly away. 

Sandra in Maconga


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