Re: Timelyness

["rick baird" <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

sometimes yahoo forgets to feed the hamster.  he gets cranky when he's hungry.

On 9/14/06, Bill Wragg <bill_wragg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nothing to do with my e-mail server. As you can see by
> my e-mail address it is through yahoo. So I guess it's
> one big viscous circle (yahoo -> midrange -> yahoo).
>
> Sometimes they are slow to get around and sometimes
> not.
>
> Any ways thank all.
>
> Bill
> --- "Fleming, Greg (ED)"
> <GFLEMING@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I got it at 3:34 EST, although I think the reason it
> > sometimes takes a
> > long time probably has more to do with your email
> > server than it does
> > with midrange.
> > If I understand previous messages on this topic from
> > David Gibbs
> > correctly, midrange often distributes the messages
> > only to find your
> > email server is busy, so it tries again at regular
> > intervals until the
> > message gets through.  This sometimes can even
> > result in a response to a
> > post appearing to have arrived prior to the original
> > post.
> > Sometimes if I post a message and I'm really anxious
> > to get a reply,
> > I'll go ahead and camp out at the midrange archives
> > site repeatedly
> > refreshing the screen and I'll see responses pop up
> > there before I see
> > them in my inbox.
> >
> >
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > |On Behalf Of Bill Wragg
> > |Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 3:27 PM
> > |To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > |Subject: Timelyness
> > |
> > |So why does it take so long for a sent message to
> > get
> > |delivered and come back in the group. This messahe
> > is
> > |being typed at 3:26 EST. we will see how long it
> > takes
> > |to get back around.
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |Good Luck
> > |Bill
> > |(All else fails READ THE INSTRCTIONS)
> > |
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