[Mailman-Users] Protection from autoresponder loop?

[Gerhard Gonter]

According to Steve Braker:
> [Autoresponder]
> So my question is this: if I move that list to a Mailman list, could the
> same thing happen?

Of course, there is nothing to prevent any software devloper to develop
idiotic auto responders.  If Mailman had an idiot-proof filter for such
things, someone would invent a better idiot to circumvent the filter.

>  Is there something  need to do to avoid it (other than
> educating subscribers, which doesn'tseem to work too well).

Mechanisms that put messages on hold when a sender already posted
more than N messages could help.

+gg
 
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