[rescue] Mark Weller is out of the office on vacation...

[Steve Sandau]

>>> He's not required to remain subscribed to mailing lists while on
>>> vacation. [...]
>> At $WORK, webmail providers are blocked because the Security munckins see as
>> an easy entrance vector. [...]
> 
> Still not required to stay subscribed to an internet mailing list
> while on vacation.
> 
> Seriously.  Its just common courtesy not to spam the entire subscriber
> base of a mailing list with automated "I'm on vacation" messages.

Do I remember Mr. Bill's policy correctly, in that sending an automated 
vacation message to the list is a way of unsubscribing? ;-)