Laurie
This may sound like a simple solution but with this list community I'd lose an awful lot of people. I' d probably be voted out as list manager if drastic action such as removing without warning was taken (not sure I've got the time to take a vote on this at the moment).
Many public library list members (and this list is aimed at them) are new to email discussion lists and ICT in general so not sure this approach is suitable at this stage. What I could do (as someone helpfully suggested), is to keep a list of the names of those who forget or don't know about the suspend mail option,suspend them from the list and then contact them on return with polite message re suspending next time. However, this could be time-consuming -this list has around 900 members.
Penny
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From: Laurie Fenwick
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Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: Out of Office ??
There is a comparatively simple solution to this problem - a solution used on another list to which I am subscribed.
The list owner decrees that autoreplies are *not allowed* and woe betide any subscribers who ignore that ruling. The solution is that the subscriber is removed from the list immediately!
Perhaps such a simple rule may be possible in this case?
Laurie
Laurie Fenwick
University of Sunderland Library
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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for discussion of the issues arising from implementing the Internet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Andrew Sandeman
Sent: 20 August 2002 14:58
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Subject: Out of Office ??
Is it just me, or are you also heartly fed up with wading through auto-replies and deleting them?
Do we really want to know if X is out of the office?
Any ideas/solutions?
Andrew
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