Something I did was to set up another account for lists 'mtrob_lists'
and then sort that all into folders. If I use the auto-reply, it is
only on my main 'mtrob' account.
On Thu, 2002-12-26 at 00:21, Paul M Foster wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Someone just sent a message to the list, and got an vacation-type
> autoreply directly from someone else on the list. I understand the
> theory behind these things, but for some reason mailservers don't
> distinguish between regular email and list email when autoresponding.
> Some of you may remember threads in the past that went on and on,
> started by autoresponder replies hitting the list and annoying everyone,
> every time someone posted to the list. Needless to say, I don't spend a
> lot of time pondering what to do with email addresses like this.
>
> In any case, fair warning: if you've got one of these gizmos attached to
> your email address and you go on vacation, don't be surprised if you're
> not subscribed when you get back. You can help by twisting your mail
> admin's arm or your mail server's bits to make them figure out and
> ignore/pass list mail, or simply unsubscribe before you leave.
>
> Paul
-- Todd Robinson <mtrob@penguix.com>
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