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Re: [Amps] Spam from Members of this List ...

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Spam from Members of this List ...
From: Tony King - W4ZT <amps071806@w4zt.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:09:45 -0400
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Mike,

This is not a Yahoo mail group.  It is hosted by Contesting dot Com.

73, Tony W4ZT


Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH) wrote:
> Steve, I just went to the Yahoo Preferences page and found no such setting. 
> I believe that is a function of the way the reflector sends the messages 
> out.  This is not likely to change as it is probably engrained in the entire 
> Yahoo Culture.  Unless the moderator has the power to change this, I doubt 
> that anything will happen.
> 
> 73,
> Mike, W5UC
> http://members.cox.net/w5uc
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Thompson" <g8gsq@eltac.co.uk>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Spam from Members of this List ...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> GGLL wrote:
>> Ian White GM3SEK escribió:
>>
>>
>>> Agreed.
>>>
>>> A large chunk of this problem is the creeping habit of sending an
>>> individual 'courtesy' copy of a reply that is also being posted to the
>>> list. Many kinds of e-mail software do this by default (unfortunately,
>>> some would say) and they pick up the originator's address from the
>>> message header.
>>>
>>> Many people (myself included) do not feel the need for that extra copy
>>> at all. We're going to read your message on the list anyhow, and having
>>> two copies in the system only invites confusion. You could say it is
>>> more courteous *not* to send an extra copy.
>>>
>>
>> I agree, one has to send only one copy. And also disagree with the "open
>> full" access to the forum's messages including addresses, by anyone who do 
>> a
>> simple search as Tony said.
>> I don't know why, but in this regard I'm lucky. Although I see the amps
>> reflector address among mine's in the recipients list, I always receive 
>> one
>> message, not two.
> I'm sure there's a setting in the preferences when you register that
> removes the multiple copies if someone sends to the list and to the
> individual.
> 
> Steve
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