*** ADMIN: Message quoting & missing messages

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Folks:

First and foremost ... if anyone suspect they are missing a significant 
number of messages, please contact me PRIVATELY and let me know.  Try to 
identify a pattern if possible.  Please be aware: Message delivery is 
largely out of my control, as mail is sent to my ISP (via UUCP) for 
delivery.  My ISP's mail server handles the actual delivery.  Unforunately, 
my class of service isn't very high on their priority list.

I am hoping to change this in the near future ... I'm actively pursuing 
getting a DSL line installed   When this happens, the ISP will be taken out 
of the loop and I'll be delivering the mail directly.

As for the excessive quoting of messages ... the only thing I can do is ask 
people to pay attention to what they quote and how they send.  I also have 
to ask that everyone else be as tolerant as possible ... some mail programs 
are more flexible than others and allow control over such things.  MS 
Outlook (one of the most popular email programs available) is notoriously 
inflexible.

I do post the guidelines monthly and the same guidelines are sent to every 
new subscriber upon confirmation on their subscription request.

When the DSL line gets installed, I will be switching to a new mailing list 
system  that is also more flexible (and better maintained) than 
MAJORDOMO... so I might be able to correct some stuff here.

If you have any questions or comments on either of these topics, please 
contact me PRIVATELY!

Thanks!

david


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