Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UOTTAWA!COLIN From: COLIN@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Colin Smith) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.wp50-l Subject: Re: A surfeit of noise Message-ID: Date: 10 Feb 90 17:25:23 GMT Sender: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List Reply-To: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List Lines: 28 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 9 Feb 90 21:56:29 EST from >I am drowning in messages that ought to be sent to some individual or >other but instead, through laziness or ignorance, are being posted to >the entire list. Perhaps some do not realize that when they use the >"reply" command they are not replying to a particular correspondent, >but instead are broadcasting to hundreds of tired folk who would just >not wade through their correspondence. I agree.... But there is a remedy. If this list is administered by Eric Thomas' Revised Listserv, the list owner can specilfy that replies go to the original sender and not to the list. Tracy you there? *I've been silent for a while* -Colin --O. O-- _________________________________________________________________ Colin Smith | Colin@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA | A mime is a terrible Computing & Comm. Services | thing to waste. University of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | Marcel Marceau's K1N 6N5 | Second Live Album (613) 564-8104 | =================================================================