Klarinet Archive - Posting 001327.txt from 2000/06

From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Klarinet Postings
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:01:45 -0400

Mark

Do it. (please...)

I just worked my way through the emails which had arrived since 26 June at 2200h BST. Of 250 (ish),
almost 100 were from LDJ. And almost all of these were looking for information readily available
elsewhere (the archives, a cheap musical dictionary, books in the college library etc.)

Most people in the UK pay per-minute telephone charges for internet/email access. Those of us who
don't (which thankfully includes myself) pay a fixed monthly charge either to the ISP or the phone
company, but this has only become available in the past month or two. It costs us time and money to
download email. It's particularly time-intensive cos I've configured NAV to scan all incoming email.

I'm reluctant to create a message rule to delete all LDJ's posts in case the lesson is learnt and
they turn into something worthwhile. I know it's a long shot, but you never know. Besides don't
message rules act once the message is downloaded, and so the only thing this would save would be my
delete button?

I don't want to see anyone prohibited from this list. Klarinet is a good list, and if we start
excluding people, where do we stop?

Is it possible to limit the number of daily posts from any specified account to (for example) 5,
thus LDJ would have to think carefully before using one of his/her daily allocation?

Just a thought...

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subject: [kl] Klarinet Postings

> Dear Klarinetters,
> I am coming public at this time. I do not take the following lightly.
>
> I have written to mus_ldj@-----.edu numerous times now, starting a
> couple of weeks ago the first time the "machine gun" one-line postings came
> through, a couple of days later, and again yesterday. I know a number of you
> have written to this person, too, asking him or her to cease this kind of
> posting.
>
> I have not taken the drastic step of limiting this person's posting at this
> time, and hope not to. However, people in the Far East (Japan at least) have
> onerous tariffs on connectivity at this time (per minute charges), and I
> have heard that some areas of Europe and other countries have this burden
> also. This kind of posting (one line with a complete message attached) costs
> some of you dearly.
>
> If indeed I do temporarily limit this person's posting I will inform all the
> members of the list when it happens and when the limit is rescinded.
>
> Respectfully,
> Mark Charette@-----.org
>
>
>
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