> > Some of the emails coming in through Thunderbird > > don't show up until hours later. It takes time to > > down load with just a 1 mbps Comcast connection > > using a terminal screen, inside a cubicle down in > > the basement, especially when you're connected to > > a wireless access point using wireless g. > > Bhairitu: > Not true. It's just been a little flaky lately. > Flaky? It helps if you get above ground. And driving around the Bay Area in your car looking for free hot spots is taking a chance you'll miss something very important. Hope you get this message.
> Most all the emails come through and only occasionally > will a few get stuck at the Yahoo mail server. > You don't seem to get it - it's all a matter of speed. When you're keying in at 100 wpm you want a very fast response NOW, not an hour or two later. > Probably most of the good engineers have left Yahoo. > For what? <http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/tech/web/marissa-mayer-vogue> > > What you really need is a fast server and your own > > T-1 line into your house. So, why would you want > > to do that? > > > Get real. > Yeah, get a real business going in your house with a blade server - no more messing around with the Penguin. > > Some people just feel better when they have someone > > to talk to, I guess. Go figure. > > > > > Yahoo is really screwed up as far as sending out > > > the emails. I see several posts on the web site > > > that haven't made via email and may not. > > > > > You've got to realize that Yahoo! is web-based > > email, and it's always faster to work off the > > Yahoo server, clunky as it is. > >
