On Thu, 24 May 2001 10:00:53 PDT, Jaye wrote: > > G'mornin' Paul, >
And good afternoon to you, Jaye > Have you looked into your mail queue to verify that there is no mail sitting > there undelivered? I can see several other possible problems, but you can > quickly verify if the problem is your box by reading the mail logs. Find out > where your mailer keeps it's running logs and read up on them for yesterday. > Already checked both, the mail spool (var/spool/masqmail/input) is empty. I originally checked using "mailq". > > If they were sent and acknowledged by your smtp then it's not your problem > locally, but a problem somewhere else. > I thought that originally, but wanted to get a second opinion. I'm now sure it's nothing to do with my setup, but was unsure that I was assessing the situation correctly. > > Mail is something people get crazy about. I have an attorney who's office has > yet to deliver successfully an email to my wife. I've offered to help track > down the problems, but like you already mentioned, it's a built in way to > have a perpetual excuse - "oh, you *didn't* get my email?" - after a year, > it's rhetorical! > Yeah, I've heard the excuse from clients (I sometimes work in construction) and friends before. I always thought it was something they said when they owe me money ;-) I couldn't really be sure thought, because I have almost no expirience with the systems the use (Win9x, and Mac). Perhaps if I used something other than GNU/Linux, the occasional bug wouldn't bother me so much. (I'd grow accustomed to them!) > > good luck to you. > Thanks, but I don't need luck, I've got Debian! -- Paul T. Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -currently seeking employment-