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Date:      Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:23:29 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org, postmaster@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Morons... 
Message-ID:  <15846.818702609@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Dec 1995 19:10:13 %2B0200." <199512111710.TAA24646@grumble.grondar.za> 

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Yeah, I remember that well! :-)

There were actually 3-4 such lists that I knew of.  In fact, one
of them was called (not surprisingly):  clueless@<somedomain.i.cant.remember>

:-)

I think our ultimate solution is to make the announce list moderated.

Jonathan - how much trouble would that be?

						Jordan

> Hi
> 
> Way back, when I was a nipper, there was a list for twits like this.
> Anyone could subscribe them, and the sole purpose was for them to try to
> get off; very easy if you sent your "unsubscribe" to majordomo@<site>.
> 
> The purpose was for aforesaid twits to discuss amongst themselves how
> they got there in the first, place, then how to get off.
> 
> Picture the scene - 90% of the traffic is frantic "unsubscribe, dammit!"
> mail, there rest is equally frantic plain noise.
> 
> I seem to recall that some folks learnt how to use list servers this
> way...
> 
> Anyone remember this?
> 
> M
> 
> ------- Forwarded Message
> 
> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 95 16:25:34 +0100
> From: "g.seidel" <seidel@atm.aeg.kn.daimlerbenz.com>
> To: announce@freebsd.org
> Sender: owner-announce@freebsd.org
> Precedence: bulk
> 
> unsubscribe freebsd-announce
> 
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> 




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