Rich said: snip > Finally: > > Keep in mind that SMTP (which is the protocol that moves mail around) > is *designed* to be "best effort" and no better. It performs incredibly > well despite that, and despite the fact that mail servers are under > 24x7 assault by a LOT of attackers, some of whom are very clueful, > and some of whom have a lot of resources to throw at them. So my > advice is that we should all be very cautious about pointing fingers > at anybody about any non-delivery/delayed delivery of email messages. > A lot of the time, the explanation is benign. > > ---Rsk A few of us seem to have shot rapid-fire from the hips on this subject prior to: analyzing or digging for avaliable data, asking the Paddlewise host objectively, and even seem to have invoked the preponderance of something stinky and-or conspiratorial. And here I thought Paddlewise members being good sea-savvy kayakers were supposed to be cautious, intelligent, and forward thinkers. Then again, maybe the posters were thinking _too_ much. :-) Anyway, my kindest regards to Mum, Dad and Bob M. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 29 2009 - 21:07:59 PDT
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