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Re: Mailing list gateways
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:19:31 GMT
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On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:35:03 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman)
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> blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) writes:
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> > > Help me out a bit on that -- When you say "doesn't really need to be," do
> > > you mean to suggest that those types of discussions are too esoteric for
> > > here?
> >
> > I think it's more like "we don't want the threads exposed to the world".
> > Of course, the major players are all there already -- you, Larry and
> > Mike.
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> "exposed" meaning "poisoned" or "corrupted" or "affected" or "known" or
> "watched" or "commented on" or "muddied up"? :)
More toward the end of the list, I believe. Any readers are welcome to
jump in at this point with contradictory opinions.
> If it means "known," what about lurking and/or participation from people
> inside TLG?
Hmm. TLG watchers? Good or bad? Hmm.
> > > > This is a very timely topic, since we managed to choke the list last
> > > > night. Again.
> > >
> > > Ahhhh, that explains the sudden silence there.
> > >
> > > So the L-CAD listserv can't handle more than 50-100 messages per day?
> >
> > No, it just has a volume governor. Unfortunately, instead of just
> > pausing the messages for a day (or something), it requires human
> > intervention to get going again.
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> Nobody can raise the volume governor to accept more articles per day?
I don't know. It's running on the list-server at Doug Finney's alma
mater, unless it's been moved, and the mail is getting forwarded.
Steve
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| Steve Bliss wrote in message <36a4be19.12532954@l...et.com>... (...) This is also my general opinion of the group's feeling, but I can only speak for my own, and I think it lies (as mentioned) at the far end of that list. LINC (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I see. So is it accurate to say that one concern is Joe Random Poster dropping in and posting a doofy comment, opinion, question, or problem...? If so, I would have to agree that a J.R.P. is more likely to subscribe and post doofy things to a (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I just got a curious message back from the L-CAD list-server tonight... "The distribution of your message dated Thu, 21 Jan 1999 01:35:37 -0600 with subject "Re: number for unknown part" has been postponed because the L-CAD list is held. No (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) "exposed" meaning "poisoned" or "corrupted" or "affected" or "known" or "watched" or "commented on" or "muddied up"? :) If it means "known," what about lurking and/or participation from people inside TLG? (...) I think (not positive) it's an (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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