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Re: Gmail filtering. NOT OT



On Tuesday 30 June 2009 02:13:43 Wayne Topa wrote:
> Wayne Topa wrote:
> > John W Foster wrote:
> >> I need to know how to keep gmail/ or maybe my own mailing list setting,
> >> from filtering out replys to posting on debian user and other debian
> >> lists.
> >> scenario: When I post an answer or a questions to this list or any
> >> debian list. I
> >> do not recieve the replies that are sent to my mailbox at gmail.com.
> >> Most or all of the other messages/posts do come thru. Seems that
> >> something is filtering out anything with my name as the sender or
> >> something. Not sure if this is explained prpoerly but if you have a
> >> gmail account maybe you can reply. FWIW: if you do not hit reply all to
> >> this I will never see the response. That is exactly the problem.
> >> Thanks!
> >
> > This mail sent with 'Reply to List' with another of my accounts in the
> > Cc:
> >
> > Gmail does not send 'your' mail back to you. Why, IDK, but there have
> > been numerous complaints about on this list, for months now.
> >
> > Two ways to solve it.
> > 1. If you have account on another ISP, put that addr in the Cc.
> > 2. If using Tbird (IceDove) move your posts, from your 'Sent Folder' to
> >      the debian-user folder.
>
> or set up a filter to send the reply to the 'other account', back to the
> debian-user folder.  This is the way I have it set up for all of my
> gmail accounts.
>
> > Or Complain to Google if that is too much work.

I retrieve my mail from GMail by POP3, but use my ISP's SMTP servers.  I do 
not have the problem.  It is sending through GMail's SMTP servers that causes 
the problem.  GMail probably thinks it is a feature!

Lisi  


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