[AJD] Delay in messages

[Duane Larson]

Spencer,
Thanks for the explanation.  This is the first time it has been explained 
this way and I understand.  I have sent an email to my ISP this afternoon 
asking how they handle email associated with a list.  Not that I can affect 
Comcast, but at least I will know the source of the problem.  It goes 
through spells where list messages are delayed a day, and other times they 
come in a few minutes.
Regards,
Duane Larson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Delay in messages


> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> On 1/30/2006 at 10:16 AM Dean VP wrote:
>>The delay in messages on ATIS is getting to the point it is intolerable.
>>
>
> It isn't ATIS.  All email providers are free to handle a message with a
> Precedence header value of "list" any way they choose.  AOL and other
> choose to defer messages whenever they are busy, like the value is "bulk".
> Others handle just like "Normal" precedence mail.   Look at the header of
> the messages and you'll see the difference in the Precedence value between
> list message and emails from your friends.  By the way, the lack of a
> Precedence header implies "Normal".
>
> By the way, some list operators improperly label their mail "Normal" so
> this doesn't happen.  Assigning a precedence value incorrectly to speed
> processing is poor form and smacks of childishness and I certainly don't 
> do
> it and won't do it.
>
> Specifically Dean, your email provider is deferring messages.  Here is the
> queue file entry:
>
> k0V32b7J014241     1705 Mon Jan 30 22:02
> <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>                 (Deferred)
>
>                                         <deanvp at att.net>
>
>                                         <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
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