%% John Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: js> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> I'm sorry to say that, unless there's currently some problem with >> the mailing list servers that will be cleared up shortly, I think >> we have to UNDO whatever spam filtering, etc. we currently have >> installed on lists.gnu.org etc. >> >> Why? Because apparently the hardware we have installed is totally >> incapable of delivering mail in anything close to an acceptable >> timeframe with this filtering enabled. js> My understanding is that this delay is the result of the machine js> working through its rather large backlog of messages accumulated js> during the recent downtime, not because of any new spam filtering js> techniques. So there isn't anything to undo, and things should be js> getting better. Thanks John, that's good to know... does anyone have any idea WHEN they'll be getting better; how much of the backlog is left to clear and how quickly is it going through? I tried to login to the mail server but it won't let me :-). As far as I can tell email has been wicked slow for many days now: maybe as long as week a week or more. It's hard to imagine what kind of backlog we could accumulate that would account for that. Actually I don't remember a downtime recently: are you talking about the spam blacklisting problem? Or a real server outage of some kind? When was it and how long did it last? I'm wondering how much downtime it takes to get our servers into this sorry state... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist
