[wellylug] list abuse
Jeremy Naylor
e_livingnz at yahoo.co.nz
Sun Oct 7 18:11:06 NZDT 2001
I do know how to send e-mail, excuse me. Ok - how big is this e-mail
message then?
At 03:04 PM 10/7/2001 +1300, you wrote:
>If the list owner is unwilling to do something about the exploding amount
>of rubbish in attachments on this list, an alternative remedy might be in
>order. At least I find it an abuse of the list to send 2 jpegs with each
>email (and then they look like a TV with the antenna plug pulled out).
>
>Until e_livingnz at yahoo.co.nz (and partially klhunter at paradise.net.nz)
>has learnt to send email, I suggest to use the folowing:
>
>:0
>* ^Subject: .*\[wellylug]
>* ^Delivered-to: mailing list wellylug at yahoogroups.com
>* ^Mailing-List: list wellylug at yahoogroups.com
>{
> :0
> * > 15000
> /dev/null
> :0:
> $LISTS/Linux-Wellylug-List
>}
>
>which will simply dump every email exceeding 15k to /dev/null. Some
>quick statistics show that useful email to wellylug are well below
>10k. Adjust number if needed. Anyone wishing to post big files, please
>put them online and post a URL instead.
>
>Please nobody post arguments "but this is a free yahoo service". The
>problem is not exhibited by the majority of posters on this list, nor
>any of the other dozen yahoo groups I am subscribed to.
>
>Sorry for expressing myself to the point.
>
>Volker
>
> .-. Wellington
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