Dropped off Goanet?

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> BTW: Fred, if you are wondering why I am not posting Goanet, it’s 
> because I have been dropped again from Goanet  (since a long time now) 
> and this is probably the 4th/5th time.  I have not requested 
> re-subscription because I believe there is an unresolved glitch in the 
> goanet/goacom system.  Again, appreciate if you can forward this post to 
> someone who is able to fix it and put me back on the list.

Just to clarify, since a letter came up on this issue:

(1) If you ever get *dropped* off Goanet / Goanet-Digest or Goanet-news, 
it probably means that your mailbox was temporarily not working. Mailboxes 
that reject mail for a few times are automatically shifted to the 
'no-mail' option.

(2) This is not an "unresolved glitch". It is an inbuilt feature of 
Mailman, the fairly interesting Free Software mailing-list manager we use 
to run this list. After all, it makes sense that non-functioning 
addresses should stop getting mail... and readers interested in 
restarting the mail should write back and intimate. This is a feature to 
ensure that mail load on the server is minimised, and copies don't have 
to be sent to hundreds of dead addresses.

(3) So, in case any of our valued members get suddenly dropped off the 
list, you know how to get back on. Just contact the admin team.

(4) Mailman also allows for non-members to the list to post. These will be 
approved for circulation, subject the same being on-topic. FN