Re: Timelyness

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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