RE: discussion group

[Gary Jorgenson]

I'm not brave enough to say there isn't a problem.  A couple of things are different on the server and it may be contributing to this problem.    First, I upgraded the email server software to the most current version.  I waited for several months after the update came out to see if any other users experienced problems.  I hadn't heard any major issues so I upgraded.  I was getting about 3,000 emails a day before I upgraded and I'm getting the same amount now.   From my account,  it seems to be working ok.  Then again,  my desk is only 10 feet away from the server.   Second,  we have been getting a large number of "undeliverable" error messages back from various email addresses.  Over the last month I've seen the cmdg message spool backed up to over 1,000 emails attempting delivery.  By default, the server made 20 attempts to deliver email to a single address before giving up.  A few weeks ago, I reduced the number of attempts to 10.   Many that use AOL,  HotMail,  Yahoo and similar accounts for email may not realize that once the mailbox gets full,  the server stops accepting messages.  When this happens,  an error message comes back to me.  I get about 1,500 cmdg error messages daily and when I see an email address error several times,  I unsubscribe that address.  I don't make any attempt to notify the user as I assume the email address is not functioning.   I just reset the # of delivery attempts back to 20 so lets see if this problem goes away.  I also setup an external archive at the following web address: http://www.mail-archive.com/cmdg%40aanac.org/index.html.  If anyone suspects they are missing messages,  please check this archive.    If this problem persists for anyone,  please make sure you don't have any issues with your email account such as full mail boxes or aggressive spam filters, then contact me privately.   Thanks! Gary   Gary Jorgenson, RN President - Robin Technologies, Inc. 52 Westerville Square, Suite 159 Westerville, OH 43081 Phone: 614-895-2020 | Toll-Free: 800.834-7430 | Fax: 614.899.1580 | Cell: 614.657.8080 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.robintek.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: discussion group I am having problems also. I am receiving very few emails and when I do they are answers to someone's question that I never receive the question in the first place. I hope you understand what I mean. Sometimes I will receive the initial question, but long after the question had received two or three answers. I am not receiving all the emails that I have in the past. Have I been removed or blocked from the mailing list for some reason? I have checked with my server and they say it is not on their end of the connection. I enjoy receiving all the information and miss all the questions and answers. If you could let me know what may be the problem, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Gail