>On         Wed, 25 Jan 1995 [log in to unmask] said:
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>> at present there are over 1200 on the
>>     list).
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>If over 1200 people have signed onto museum-l, why is it that the server
>reports that museum-l messages have been distributed to only 800 some-odd
>members?  Is it because 400 people have set the "no mail" option?
 
Robert,
 
My guess is that the reason you get the confirmation that a posting was
distributed to 800+ members is because of several factors including the "no
mail" option. Many people have the mail option set to "digest".
 
--john chadwick
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