[2209] in RedHat Linux List
live list vs. digest
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Walter B Kulecz PhD)
Fri Nov 1 12:10:54 1996
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 11:08:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Walter B Kulecz PhD <wally@wahine.jsc.nasa.gov>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
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I find the way the digest is packed as MIME with PINE not upto the task
of dealing with message attachments individually a PITA.
You might as well get the live list if you split it to a folder with
procmail *except* if your net connection goes down intermittently the
digest will generate many fewer bounce messages. I've recently had a 3-day
outage totally outside of my control and *didnot* get removed from the
list since I recieve the digest. People getting the live list can get
removed in only a few hours of downtime should that happen when the list
is particularly busy.
--wally.
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