Thanks Dan, for all you do. You sure have made my Mac life better. Doug McNeill
Dan Knight wrote: >I'm getting tired of answering the same questions over and over again, so >here's a response to anyone who has asked: > >BOUNCE MESSAGES > >Low End Mac is not Maclaunch. Maclaunch is not Low End Mac. They offer a >free list hosting service in exchange for our including an add for >Applelinks. We have no control over how their server is configured. We >don't know why their list software sends out bounce warnings when mail >seems to go through just fine, so please don't ask why it's happening or >what we can do about it. > >I don't know, and I can't do a thing about it until I have the time to >create my own solution using the lemlists.com domain. That may take >months, since finances dictate that I have a half-time job outside the >home in addition to working on Low End Mac. > >CAN'T POST, GETTING BOUNCES > >You can only post plain text email messages with no attachments sent from >a subscribed address. If you are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED], >the computer does not recognize [EMAIL PROTECTED] as the same address. >I'll address that when I write my own, but the program Maclaunch uses >don't do that. > >Read the bounce message. If it says you're sending styled text or an >attachment, your email client is doing that. Stupid server software isn't >going to make up something like that just so it can bounce your message. > >And don't ask me how to set Outlook, Eudora, or any other email program >to send plain text email. I use Claris Emailer; it only knows plain text, >so I don't have these problems. > >Also, don't send styled email to me -- I can't read it. Plain text only, >no attachments, just like the lists. > >CAN'T POST, NO BOUNCES >NOT RECEIVING MESSAGES FROM LIST > >On the other hand, if you can't post and don't receive bounce messages, >either your message is not reaching the list server or messages from the >server are not reaching you. This is almost always due to spam being >blocked on the incoming side by maclaunch or by your ISP. We have no >control over either. > >UNSUBSCRIBE >SWITCH TO DIGEST > >Please, please, please let me know which list(s) you subscribe to when >asking me to change your mode or remove you. We have over 30 lists; I >don't have the time to check all 30. Tell me which one(s) so I can get on >it without having to ask you which one(s). > >I will address this in my own program. It's a top priority. > >MULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTIONS > >The list server only allows a single subscription per unique address. If >you're receiving two copies of messages from a list, they have to be sent >to different addresses. Check the header and unsubscribe from the address >you don't want to use -- or email me, and be sure to mention the name of >the list and which address you want removed. > > >This should reduce the amount of listmom email by about 70%. Thanks! > >Dan the listmom > > > > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
