[AT] New family member... thanks, Spencer

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Mon Mar 8 15:23:25 PST 2004


Did you guys think it was a bit funny that a few weeks ago Walt couldn't
figure out how to turn off his HTML because he was a novice computer user
but then last night he owned the first computer on the planet and knew more
about it than Spencer?

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Bivens" <bivenshill at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [AT] New family member... thanks, Spencer


> Thanks from me too Spencer. I like the fact that it
> doesn't allow html. That is great since that has been
> such a bone of contention in the past. Now we don't
> have to argue about html anymore! Of course there are
> some old grouches that don't like this but they will
> either have to live with it or leave.
> Thanks again,
> Tim Bivens
> Glen Rose, Tex.
>
> --- Clint D <driggars at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Spencer
> >
> > Thanks for upgrading the site and the effort you
> > have put into it
> >
> > To me the new site is better, seems faster to me,
> > and just cleaner acting
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Clint
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Spencer Yost"
> > <Spencer.Yost at piedmontsystems.com>
> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:24 PM
> > Subject: Re[2]: [AT] New family member... thanks,
> > Spencer
> >
> >
> > > I have been watching and reading all of this and I
> > don't know what to say
> > other than to say "Thanks for the overwhelming show
> > of support".   To the
> > few detractors, all I can say I have offered to run
> > full timing tests for
> > anyone that wants.   So far only two complaints of
> > longer service have come
> > across my email and both are from AOL users.   I
> > also don't see anything out
> > of the ordinary in the system logs.   Not to say
> > that some folks may not see
> > a delay from time to time but there there is no big
> > huge glaring problem.
> > >
> > > Three things for everyone to consider:
> > >
> > > 1 - YES, I do care for the people who claim I
> > don't.
> > > 2 - The new messages come out with a Precedence
> > header of "list".   ISPs
> > can and sometimes do, specifically and purposely
> > delay the delivery of these
> > messages until their mail servers are less busy to
> > deliver these messages.
> > The larger the ISP. the more likely you are do see
> > differences in delivery
> > based on "Precedence" header.  The technical
> > information is after my
> > signature.
> > > 3 - The _vast_ majority of people have seen
> > service improve or at least
> > stay consistent with the old list.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps,
> > >
> > >
> > > Spencer
> > >
> > > 14.4 Precedence
> > >
> > > The precedence of a mail message determines its
> > position among other
> > messages in the queue when the queue is processed.
> > Precedence, as a header
> > line, also defines whether or not a bounced message
> > should be returned to
> > the sender.
> > >
> > > There are only five possibilities for name that
> > are legal:
> > >
> > > special-delivery This mail message needs to be
> > processed before any
> > others. This precedence is effective only when the
> > message is being
> > delivered from the queue.
> > >
> > > first-class Unless otherwise declared with a
> > Precedence: header, the
> > message is first-class by default.
> > >
> > > list The message originated as part of a mailing
> > list. It should be
> > deferred until other more important mail has been
> > processed from the queue.
> > >
> > > bulk The message is a broadcast, like a mailing
> > list but less important.
> > If the message can't be delivered, the message body
> > is discarded from the
> > bounced mail.
> > >
> > > junk Absolutely worthless mail. Test messages and
> > mail from some programs
> > fall into this category. Like bulk, the message body
> > is discarded from the
> > bounced mail.
> > >
> > >
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