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Re: dns based loadbalancing/failover


From: "David Howe" <DaveHowe () gmx co uk>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 19:48:15 +0100


"Paul Vixie" <vixie () vix com> wrote:
Oh god, not that again.  Listen, if you want a forum where anybody can
say
anything to anybody about anything at any time, then start one, go
read
alt.flame.  In neither case will you find me there.  In the real life
of
nominal grownups, some things are limited in some places at some
times.
*shrug*
Most mailing lists I am on seem to get by fine without overt
moderation - including this one.  Most moderated lists I am on seem to
get by with thread killing - an argument is allowed to run for a few
posts, then the moderator posts that he is officially killing the
thread, and further posts on that will be rejected (and should be taken
to email). Prefiltering to suit *any* one individuals opinion of what is
or isn't on topic seems highly suspect for any list, and unacceptable on
a list supposedly to define policy. Note I have never read the list in
question, so am arguing on general principles here, not this specific
instance..... perhaps a parallel list setup (with $listname and
$listname-filtered) could be set up with posts making it to the second
list only with moderator approval?


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