>...
>An alternative is to use a newsgroup, like comp.lang.ada (maybe
>we need a comp.team_ada?).  That makes the discussion a pull rather
>than a push for the readers (they have to go out of their way
>to read the messages rather than having them delivered), but it
>does eliminate the mail loop problem.

Please, let's not do this.  Some of us work for companies who
configure our systems to block newsgroups.  I have found  "abuses"
on Team_Ada rare, and in cases like the recent annoyances, I don't
think I wasted a total of 60 seconds deleting all the obvious junk.   -- hh