At 12:01 PM 1/11/02 -0500, air-l-request@aoir.org wrote:

From: Bram Dov Abramson <bda@bazu.org> Subject: [Air-l] Re: netiquette needs a new command Reply-To: air-l@aoir.org

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What's needed is for listservs to have a different sort of Reply command,

You know, a halfway solutiojn wouldn't be that hard to write.

Small script which reads incoming listserv messages. Counts the number of lines that begin with ">". Counts the number of lines that don't. If the former is, say, at least double the latter, then refuse the message with an automated response mailed back to the sender.

Hi All, Just a note to endorse Bram's idea and to add that it works on another list I use (the Bottom Line, a list for bassists). In fact, they say that if the quoted material is longer than the original message, the message gets bounced. They also don't allow "subject" headers with the last digest number in them, so people actually have to type in the subject. If your message gets bounced, you get a polite note with it explaining what to do so that it won't be bounced next time. Highly recommended. Best, --J