Re: Delayed mails on debian-user [Now mostly fixed]

[John Summerfield <debian@ComputerDatasafe.com.au>]

Jacob S. wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 19:52:54 -0400
> Carl Fink <carl@fink.to> wrote:
>
>  
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> > BTW, I didn't see a single delayed message during the whole affair.  I
> > wonder if this is because I subscribed to this list so many years ago.
> > If the list manager sends out messages in the order in which people
> > subscribed, every single gmail customer would be listed after me.
> >    
>
> And if it sends them out alphabetically, all gmail users are still
> listed after you.
>
> I didn't notice any delays on this list either, but I am in much the
> same situation as you (subscribed a few years ago, domain name is before
> gmail users when considering alphabetic order).
>
>  
I've been experiencing delays of days: the list went quiet during the weekend which is not too unusual. Now I am getting more than I can handle except by marking great gobs "read" even when it's not.

It might seem a little extreme, but insubscribing all gmail users with an explanatory note would get gmail to sort it out fairly quickly: it would be snowed under with complaints.




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John

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