In article <14DE2BC840FF3B8AA4A167EC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write: >An odd, and somewhat nasty, thought... > >So far, the two organizations (at least of which I'm aware) that >have made more or less public announcements of their intentions >to use the sort of restrictive policies that cause mailing list >problems are not only large providers of email but also large >providers of online forums, social group discussions, etc. ... You're not the first to suggest this, but simpler explanations explain the situation. I blogged about it here: http://jl.ly/Email/aoldmarc.html R's, John