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From: BLARSON%ECLD@USC-ECL.ARPA (Bob Larson)
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Subject: Re: loop control
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 05:40:22 EST
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It seems to me that the best idea is to have each mailing list keep
a list of message id's that have been sent to the list, and avoid
resending a message with a duplicate id.  (Preferably complaining
to the list maintainer.)  This of course does not work if something
deletes/changes the message id, so should be backed up with another
form of loop control.

(P.S: I just added mailing lists to our local prime mailer--
currently without any form of loop control.  I should probably be
planning for the future, especially since we do have a (flaky)
link to the outside world...)

Bob Larson
Blarson@Usc-Ecl.Arpa
sdcrdcf!oberon!blarson
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