This sort of thing has happened in the past and will most likely happen
again :(
Nothing can be done to stop someone from disconnecting from their ISP...
You want a foolproof system???? Then get out of computers!
Merlin
At 10:08 3/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I just managed to prevent a major server crash on my side by unsubscribing
>this list on Tuesday night, when all these messages bounced back and forth.
>Is there a way to prevent that sort of thing from happening again?
>Or should I learn a lesson and read archives only?
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>Michael Eckardt
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