"Jason M. Canon" wrote: > > Now what a silly discussion for otherwise intelligent people to engage in. > First, it accomplishes nothing by blocking an address because anyone who wants > to read the postings can simply resubscribe using the same name via any of the > thousands of free email sites on the Internet. That is very true. There are a few reasons for blocking an address that have nothing to do with keeping a particular *person* off a list. You are correct that only *addresses* can be blocked. > A list manager would have no way > of knowing if a particular person is really gone or is continuing to receive and > post information under another email account and for this reason it is a waste > of time to install a filter on an old email address for your personal account! If a person has been disruptive, and then is kicked off, and resubs with a new address, and this time *behaves* -- mission accomplished. What being a listowner is all about, is looking out for the well-being of ALL the subscribers. > Additionally, it is not even necessary to subscribe to read what is being said > on a particular list because all of the messages are available to read via the > rootsweb archive. Very true -- thank goodness! > Lastly, and most importantly, if you do ever actually upset a user by pretending > that a listmanager is an all powerful god the end user has access to the direct > email address for all of the "vocal" subscribers to a list by simply going to > the archive and copying them down and building his/her own mailing list that > bypasses the rootsweb completely. Of course -- but if it is disruptive communications, all those individual people will be complaining to the ISP of the rascal. If the messages are welcome ones, then all is good. > It is really a shame that otherwise non-technical people are on this list > displaying how little they actually know about how Internet technology works. I'm not seeing your point? > Rootsweb: the place where lots of lights are always on but hardly anyone at all > is ever home. > > Have a super day! Rootsweb: the place where Free Genealogy Lives on the Internet! And you have a great day, too. Valorie -- Please update your Address books! Old address - valoriez@aa.net New address - valoriez@zimres.net