Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site rti-sel.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!yale!rti-sel!shaddock From: shaddock@rti-sel.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <-28400@rti-sel.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 11:02:00 EDT Article-I.D.: rti-sel.-28400 Posted: Tue Jul 9 11:02:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 02:06:11 EDT References: <11399@brl-tgr.UUCP> Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #R:brl-tgr:-1139900:rti-sel:-28400:177600:536 Nf-From: rti-sel!shaddock Jul 9 11:02:00 1985 In article <11405@brl-tgr.ARPA> lauren@rand-unix.ARPA writes: >Luckily, that scenario doesn't happen very often, since many (but not all) >of the responders are smart enough to send only one copy of the > .... The "answering machine" program that I've seen keeps track of who it has replied to, and only replies to each person once. This would be a partial solution for mailing lists, although the first time an article came through everybody on the list would get bombarded. -- Mike Shaddock {decvax,seismo}!mcnc!rti-sel!shaddock