Re: NIR list is broadcasting "subscribe" messages.
Fred Swartz <fred.swartz@umich.edu> Wed, 10 March 1993 01:34 UTC
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From: Fred Swartz <fred.swartz@umich.edu>
Subject: Re: NIR list is broadcasting "subscribe" messages.
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 09 Mar 93 15:46:34 EST." <9303091546.ZM7660@ruby.ora.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 19:11:25 -0500
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>Ummmm... Jill, by redefining a network standard mechanism like >"mailinglist-request" pointing to the mechanism which subscribes >one to a mail list, you fly in the face of network convention, and >are generating a lot of unnecessary confusion in an arena fraught >with confusion to begin with. On the contrary, the "mailinglist-request@host" form is quite common, and I belong to several lists that are run that way, as well as many that are not. It's a mess everyone would like solved, though the path to salvation is unclear. -- Fred (fred.swartz@merit.edu)