I don't mind this at all.

On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Deri James wrote:

>                   Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken and Kyle!!
> >
> >    I am going gloat - I just found out as list owner - per the
> > manual - I don't have a limit - HeHe!!  Betty and I are working
> > on this - I am curious as to what kind of a figure would be
> > fair? Or perhaps we remove limit until such time as it is
> > abused!! Input - please.
> >
> >                                 Brightest Blessings
> >                                     Trisha/3 of 4
> >
> > > and this is message number 1.
> >
> Probably a bit dangerous, if there is no limit then there is
> nothing to stop anyone posting a hundred copies of the same
> message (which is the global limit for the whole list) thus
> blocking the whole list for 24 hours.
>
> And if we remove the Global Limit then it would only take a 10
> line PERL program to send 10000 copies to the list, and if I can
> write that there are probably millions of others too.
>
> Since this level is in the public header of list (you do not need
> to be a list member to retrieve this info), its even possible to
> write a program which will troll through the thousands of
> l-soft lists searching for List Administrators who have turned of
> this limit.
>
> If Kyle really wants/needs to "break" the limit, he can write to
> me privately and I'll tell him how to do it "legally"!!! (All
> security has loopholes).
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Deri James
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