[AT] message lag( fixing my previous post)

[Alan Riley]

Unbelievable!  Hey, I can live with 25 minutes!

Alan Riley, 
wiping egg off of face in Deville, LA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Riley" <ariley at cox-internet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] message lag( fixing my previous post)


> 
> I guess it's time for another one of my "me too" posts.  My ISP is
> cox-internet.com and I have been having the same problem with
> slow messages that several others have.  Since Spencer changed
> things up, the average time between me sending a message and
> it showing up on the list has been in the 20-24 hour range.  Only
> one has been returned to me as undelivered - Cox said Spencer's
> server was turned off.  It's a little frustrating because by the time
> I can respond to something, the hot topic of conversation has
> already changed.  Consequently, I seldom post anymore.  Prior
> to Spencer's changes, it usually only took a few minutes for my
> messages to show up.
> 
> I'm not really complaining, Spencer, because without the time
> and money you have put into this list, I probably would never have
> run across many of the really wonderful people here.  The level
> of knowledge and the entertaining stories make this my favorite
> list of the many I belong to. 
> 
> Alan Riley
> Deville, LA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] message lag( fixing my previous post)
> 
> 
> > 
> > Someone besides myself whose email is being held up should
> > ask their provider if they have trouble accessing the server that
> > takes ATIS email. I would be willing to bet some of yours are being
> > stopped the same way. Spencer's provider is refusing to accept email
> > for extended periods of time and mail is being returned to my provider
> > to hold. Like I said, RoadRunner has sent me a number of mine showing
> > that acceptance was refused. They hold them only so long and then
> > return them to me. Then when they DO accept them, they can say that
> > RoadRunner delivered them late. It is not a good thing because it is
> > not the truth.
> > 
> > Cecil
> > -- 
> > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > what you said.
> > 
> > Cecil E Monson
> > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
> > 
> > Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
> > 
> > Free advice
> > 
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