[meteorite-list] -- SPAM -- Member Having Problems Posting

From: John Gwilliam <jkg2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:44:05 -0700
Message-ID: <20081027014409.RRZP6526.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net_at_fed1rmimpo02.cox.net>

Thanks for the tip. Bob Holmes and I did just that with no
results. What we found out was that our server (COX) required we
send a copy of an email from EVERY MET LIST MEMBER and tell the
server that it wasn't SPAM. Evidently, every Met List email is
considered separate from the List itself. I just don't have the
patience to spend hours and hour trying to fix a problem that didn't
exist last year or even ten years ago. It was easier for me to
subscribe to the Met List with a Gmail account. It, by the way, has
worked fast and flawless.

John

At 10:35 AM 10/26/2008, Pete Pete wrote:


>Hi John and All,
>
>You wrote:
> >>the problem is caused by servers installing software to automate
> more processes that presort mail looking for SPAM or junk mail."
>
>That is easy enough to fix, too.
>Check your Junk Mail, and anything there that shouldn't be can be
>highlighted and marked: NOT JUNK (or similar).
>That would keep List mail out of there in the future.
>
>Cheers,
>Pete
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:16:08 -0700
> > To: John at Cabassi.net; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > From: jkg2 at cox.net
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] -- SPAM -- Member Having Problems Posting
> >
> > If you check back in the List Archives, you will find that there have
> > been several people who have problems sending and/or receiving mail
> > to/from the Met List.
> > Several weeks ago, I noticed that mail from the List was getting
> > sporadic. Sometimes, I wouldn't receive mail for two or three days
> > only to have it all show up several days later. Many emails that I
> > posted to the List showed up in the Archives but I never received a
> > copy in my Inbox. Bob Holmes and I found that we both had the same
> > issues. After comparing notes, we discovered that the latest episode
> > of no mail received happened to both of us on the same day at the
> > same hour. Since we've been friends for many years, we knew that we
> > were both customers of the server giant COX.net. Both of us made
> > several phone calls to our server but got no results. Bob signed up
> > with an email account supplied by a friends website and I signed up a
> > gmail account as suggested by Art. We both now receive Met List
> > posting regularly and on time. My old COX account will now
> > sporadically send me mail for the list, but it is all marked spam.
> >
> > The only conclusion we could come to was that the problem originated
> > with COX and not with Art's server. I know in the past that many of
> > you who were with Comcast and Aol has the same frustrating
> > problems. I my humble opinion, the problem is caused by servers
> > installing software to automate more processes that presort mail
> > looking for SPAM or junk mail.
> >
> > Good luck fixing your problem. My faith in our "high tech" world is
> > fading rapidly.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > John Gwilliam
> >
> > At 07:38 PM 10/25/2008, John.L.Cabassi wrote:
> >>G'Day List
> >>It has been brought to my attention that Greg Catterton has been
> >>having problems posting to the met list. He seems to receive email,
> >>but cannot post. So, I am acting on his behalf to try and resolve
> the problem.
> >>
> >>I would really appreciate some help on this issue or at least
> >>someone to contact in regards to the problem.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance,
> >>John L. Cabassi
> >>IMCA #2125
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> > John Gwilliam
> >
> > Too many people were born on third base
> > and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
> >
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John Gwilliam

Too many people were born on third base
and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Received on Sun 26 Oct 2008 09:44:05 PM PDT