My 2 cents:

It seems that the number of responses to the SPAM that are sent to the
list outnumber the incidences of SPAM itself.  So the number of times
that I have to use the delete key is increased greatly by these
responses.  Can't we assume that those who are operating the list have
the requisite knowledge to do the best job possible to keep SPAM to a
minimum rather than adding both to the volume of daily mail and the size
of the archives.

So this becomes 4 cents worth.

Speaking of the archives - a substantial number of people send the whole
message or even thread of messages back and forth in the mail.
Bandwidth is gobbled up, and the archives swell.  Searches take much
longer and when you get your result, you often have the same messages
over and over with one or two sentences tacked on.

What will the size of the archives be in another few years and how long
will a complete search take when it is needed.  Let's help ourselves by
just sending our reply or only the essential text of the message(s) we
are responding to.

Now that I have gobbled up some bandwidth and added another message to
the archives, I'll shutup and really sign off and get to real work.

Sorry if it sounds too didactic.

Sam Walters
84 Vanagon
Lawyer's disease
87 Wolfy Vanagon Weekender (about to buy)