Re: Late emails

2005-02-01 Thread Neil Schneider

Ralph Shumaker said:
> Neil Schneider wrote:
>
>>It's not the link, it's the mail server. Some ISPs mailservers are
>>really slow. I generally receive my posts within a few minutes after
>>sending them to the list. That's one of the reasons I run my own mail
>>server, I don't like slow email.
>>
>>
>>
> To run your own mail server, is it necessary to have a constant
> connection?

Generally speaking yes. A mail server has to be able to receive mail
24/7 which means it needs a constant connection.


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Re: Late emails

2005-01-31 Thread Ralph Shumaker
Neil Schneider wrote:
It's not the link, it's the mail server. Some ISPs mailservers are
really slow. I generally receive my posts within a few minutes after
sending them to the list. That's one of the reasons I run my own mail
server, I don't like slow email.
 

To run your own mail server, is it necessary to have a constant connection?
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