>At 12:52 PM 9/12/96 +1000, Katrina Ritchie wrote:
>>Yes I do have "reply to" set to the list as most replies to list posts
>>*are* intended for the list... Why isn't it a good idea?
>
>Because you can end up with a loop if any of the email bounces from a users
>email address. When that happens it gets sent back to the list and
>everybody gets it, plus it gets sent back out to the offending email
>address which bounces it and sends it back to the list which sends it out
>to all users which sends it back to the offending
>address.....etc...etc...etc... I think you see the problem with that now.
>Just wait until someone drops their internet account and doesn't
>unsubscribe from your list first, or when their mail server is down or
>can't be reached. You will start getting complaints from the users because
>of the bounced messages.
No this doesn't usually happen (this is the first time in 4 months one has
slipped through) and the bounces come to me as listowner as the list is
configured to send bounces to me, and rest assured with close to 600 people
and 50-100 messages per day I get a *lot* of error bounces.
Actually the good thing about the "restrict post" config variable is that
MD won't allow these bounces through anyway and are bounced as "Non-member
submissions".
Kindest Regards & Yours in Wellness,
Katrina (Ritchie)
WELLPET List Administrator/Owner
Sydney, Australia
email: katrina@cia.com.au or ker67@ozemail.com.au
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