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Subject: Re: list policies about vacation programs
From: Jim Trigg <blaise @ scadian . net>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:53:16 -0400
To: list-managers @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <200308151015.DAA05031@eskimo.com>
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--On Friday, August 15, 2003 03:15 -0700 Berg Oswell <berg@eskimo.com> 
wrote:

> Miles Fidelman wrote:

>> Now, on a more practical note, how would people on this list recommend
>> configuring an autoresponder so that it ignores list traffic entirely,
>> short of having to configure each list individually?
>
> 	In no particular order:
>
> 	1) Allow the responder to have a file of addresses it is not to
> respond to.
>
> 	2) Once a single response is sent, add the recipient address to
> the do-not-respond list.
>
> 	3) Ignore any bulk precedence mail; You may or may not extend this
> to list precedence.
>
> 	4) Turn it off promptly when you return.

5) Ignore messages that contain any List*, Mailing-List* or X-List* headers.

Jim
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