[sumo] [List Admin] Mailer annoyances

[Jeanne Hedge]

One suggestion for people who think their posts aren't getting 
through, or think they might be missing posts - check the list 
archive (you can display the info by month, sorted 3 different 
ways).  It's certainly helped me more than a few times:

http://www.webtrek.com/pipermail/sumo/





Regards,
Jeanne Hedge



At 04:07 PM 9/20/07, Joe Klemmer wrote:
 >
 >	Some people are still having trouble receiving and/or sending messages
 >to the list.  Believe me, it's as frustrating to me as it is to everyone
 >else.  If you are experiencing problems sending mail please take these
 >steps:
 >
 >1) If you send an email to the list and receive an error message back
 >please forward it to my gmail account.  If you know how to display the
 >message headers that would be fantastic but if you don't or don't know
 >what message headers are just forward what you have.
 >
 >2) If you are sending messages and they seem to just disappear into the
 >ether try CC'ing or BCC'ing my gmail address.
 >
 >3) If you aren't receiving messages from the list this is much more
 >difficult to debug.  Should this be happening to you email me at my
 >gmail address from the email address that you are using on the list.
 >Lately there have been a number of bounce errors (which means that the
 >list tried to deliver the message(s) but something on the receiving end
 >is not accepting it).  If the list can't deliver the mail after a set
 >number of tries it will mark your address as excessive bouncing and stop
 >delivering.  It doesn't unsubscribe you so if you email my gmail address
 >I can look up your address and re-enable it for you.
 >
 >	I know this is all very annoying and frustrating.  It is to me as well.
 >I hate having to depend on things beyond my control.
 >
 >	Once the Basho is finished I'm going to do a complete and in depth
 >maintenance on the server to see what I can do to get rid of any
 >annoyances.
 >
 >Thank you for your patience,
 >Joe
 >
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