FWIW, the "daily-threshold" limit on a LISTSERV(tm) list can easily be
set to any value by the listowner; it can also be manually overridden by
the owner in specific cases with a "release" command (which retains the
limit but allows continued distribution on the day the limit is reached).

Using the threshold -- which halts *all* list conversations and thereby
penalizes all listmembers -- as a "timeout" tool to stop specific
threads seems like a rather broad-brush strategy to my mind.

regards,

- mt

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