Scott, Perhaps someone on the Legacy FS list should tell those users that if they wish to see if they are getting posts from LUG they should do as Scott says, show consideration for other users and check the Archives.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Scott Hall wrote: > All: > > I hate to be a complainer, but the continual flurry of "this is a > test" e-mails that are hitting this board lately are getting a bit > annoying. No disparagement meant towards any individual by this, but > I'm wondering why we're seeing so many. Two thoughts come to mind, > both with a solution. > > 1. If the problem is that people want simply to ensure they are > subscribed and that messages are not zapped by spam filters, the onus > is on you to simply wait for legitimate messages to hit or inbox > and/or for you to periodically check your spam filters to see if they > are there. You can tell whether a message has been posted by going to > the list's archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/. In > other words, please use legitimate messages for your test purposes, > not test messages that serve no other purpose. You could, of course, > also use the confirmation e-mail sent by the list server when you > subscribe. > > 2. If the problem is that the mail server has a glitch which causes > some or all of the messages to not be delivered to people who are > subscribed, then Legacy should investigate and resolve the issue. > > Certainly, the third alternative is that I should simply shut up and > continue to hit delete as I see these messages come through. If the > group's consensus is this alternative, then I'll respectfully let the > matter drop and say no more. > > Kindly, > Scott Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
