Wayne,
I have fond memories of those days as well.
You've nailed the problem just on the wrong end.
The 2 hour delay must occur BEFORE hitting the "send" button.
Charles Packard
Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
> If I recall correctly, back in the "old days" (2-3 years ago), the server
> delivering the
> mail was much slower and there was a significant delay between posting and
> seeing the posting on the list. The immediacy of the current response allows
> discussions to escalate very quickly. Perhaps if a 2 hour delay were put in
> the
> cycle, people would think a bit longer before hitting "send". I don't know
> if this is
> possible with the current list software or whether it would work either, just
> thinking
> out load.
>
> Wayne Harridge
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