Dear subscribers:

Did you know that there are "list owners"?  This is a select group of deep
thinkers <<<Ken Follett, Mary Krugman, Met History, Pam Blythe and Dan
Becker>>> who get almost-daily messages like the following:
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The following 2 subscribers are currently being monitored:

Err First Last  Address
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  7 02/24 02/24 Dennis Enslinger <[log in to unmask]>
                Last error: Mailer CI.LAWRENCE.KS.US said: "553 sorry, that
                            domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts
                            (#5.7.1)"

  1 02/24 02/24 J Cuyler Page <[log in to unmask]>
                Last error: Mailer mx01.telusplanet.net said: "550 you are not
                            allowed to send mail to <[log in to unmask]>"

Err=   Number of delivery errors received thus far
First= Date first delivery error was received (mm/dd)
Last=  Date of most current delivery error (mm/dd)

Subscribers will be automatically deleted from the list when delivery errors
have been  reported for a  period of  4 days or  more, or when  100 delivery
errors have  been received,  whichever occurs  first. Monitoring  will cease
after 5 days without any reported error.
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Also, when people sign off or on we get notices - the cancellations are
usually massive after a spate of Arkie dialect.

We also get to change the motto, and delete subscribers (so be nice to us).
Also children born to the list must be named after a list owner (Gee,
Michael, there are plenty of girls named "Dan"!).  Probably this makes you
very jealous - it should.  We will try to wear our mantle lightly.  (What
nitwit changed the motto to "Infarct..." anyway?)

Love & kisses,  Met History