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Index of Subjects I agree; We are hearing predictions about the eruption of a major world-wide spam problem starting; I don't think we should make any changes until we have a better sense of the magnitude of this problem and the extent to which it effects other servers as well as our own. Merry Christmas! Eleanor Lindsay c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > Hi Steve, > > With one exception, all my recent posts have appeared very promptly. > If they don't it could be that either; a) they have somehow gotten > sidetracked by the CCN it terms of spam mail processing, or b) for any > one of a number of reasons majordomo has bounced them to the list > administrator to be approved. > > In general, I don't think that the CCN is that much better or worse > than other ISP's when it comes to spam-related delays. I've noticed > sporadic processing delays with mail that is going through other > systems as well. > > As for archiving the naturens posts, I'm no longer involved with CCN > administration, but in my day, an archived list was there for the > asking. I've mentioned this on naturens at least a couple of occasions > but no one has taken up the call. ;-> If people feel this is a good > idea give Doug Lindsey, our list administrator, a shout and see if he > can pursue this with the CCN. > > For my part, I enjoy utilizing and supporting a local ISP (the CCN) > and I'm not much enamored of all the advertising that is injected into > posts on Yahoo lists. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > On 7-Dec-06, at 2:42 PM, Steve Shaw wrote: > >> Re. Don's comment below, I recall some explanation for the haphazard >> delays on NatureNS from our list administrator a while back, but >> deleted it. The redwing post from Dorothy Poole on Dec 1 arrived >> here on Dec 6 -- taking 5 days -- while some posts seem to come >> through quite quickly, same day. The whole back-and-forth nature of >> communication is now chaotic. Rather than asking for explanations >> (presumably overloaded hardware, or new spam), is there any prospect >> of improvement now that the system has deteriorated this far? Canada >> Post would be quicker. >> A while ago, Blake Maybank (I think it was) commented that NatureNS >> is not archived and therefore not searchable, and suggested to >> consider that the list be switched to some other carrier that does >> have these facilities. Is it time to consider this seriously, for >> the additional reason of the current variable and sometimes extreme >> delays? I'm not technically well informed on this to know how much >> trouble this would be, or who would get stuck with the job, but some >> people on the list seem to be knowledgeable about the >> technicalities. Anyone want to bite into this one again? Or is the >> performance likely to get back to where it was a few weeks back? >> Steve >> Halifax >> >> On 6-Dec-06, at 9:54 AM, Don MacNeill wrote: >>> Just a note for people to check the dates that messages were sent to >>> NatureNS. This note from Dorothy relates to a Monday siting but wasn't >>> received until Wednesday. I sent one at 03:30 PM re our sighting on >>> Tuesday >>> which hasn't appeared yet although it was sent to NS-RBA at the same >>> time >>> and appeared there immediately. On the other hand, one from Jim Wolford >>> later yesterday showed up right away. >>> >>> I recommend that any of you that are interested in timely information on >>> bird sightings join the NS-RBA. >>> >>> Now we'll see when this message eventually arrives at NatureNS. >>> >>> Don >>> >>> Don MacNeill > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > > Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > <mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>> > > Electronic Resources on Coleoptera, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada > > http://chebucto.ca/Environment/NHR/coleoptera.html > > > "Whenever I hear of the capture of rare beetles, I feel like > > an old warhorse at the sound of a trumpet" - Charles Darwin > > _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > >
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