Guys, The problem has been noted by people in at least four countries (UK, USA, Australia and Norway). I'm sure it happens elsewhere too.
To me, this looks like an infrastructure problem. Graywolf mentioned a possible update of server anti-spam. That would make sense since it would only affect the users connected to an ISP using that particular anti-spam software, and thus explain the relatively odd distribution of the problem. Another cause could be faulty or hiccuping routers at some strategic point, such as in the overseas connections. If that happened on American soil, the results would be unpredictable for the connections between Europe and Australia/Asia as well. I've had serious difficulties reaching some Taiwanese web- and FTP sites over the last week. If the latter explanation is somewhere in the ballpark, it might explain other connection problems too. Just a few shots in the dark... Jostein (ps finally up and going with an upgraded PC :-) ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Missing a LOT of posts! > Hi, > > Rob S wrote: > > > On 19 Jul 2004 at 21:19, graywolf wrote: > > > >> I seem to be getting a lot of that lately. Strangely Thunderbird will say it is > >> downloading 33 messages, and then only 27 will show up. Maybe my ISP has a new > >> spam filter running (I am getting way less spam than before) and it is eating > >> regular messages as well. > > > > I received a whole swag of messages today, some were a couple of days old, my > > local latency is very low so I assume that they are getting stuck somewhere. > > Apart from getting posts out of synch, which is normal for a > distribution system like the internet, for at least three months I have > been getting messages from PDML that were severely delayed by varying > amounts. Yesterday, 19th July, I got one that was posted on 6th June > [2004 8-)] That's the record so far. I have been assuming that it's > due to something my ISP is doing. I blame everything on them - it's so > convenient. And probably true. > > mike > > > CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER > > Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. > > Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. > > Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. > > Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free. > > >
