This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I often get inquiries both on the List and privately about missing copies of the List. I always check to see if the message has been "bounced" for some legitimate reason, and more often than not find there has been none. I then suggest to the person inquiring that they contact their ISP, as there is nothing I can do about the problem, which is probably a result of over-zealous SPAM suppression. Here is a quote from a computer industry journal that I hope will state the situation better than I can.
"...false-positives are an unfortunate consequence of the blacklisting practice used by ISPs. A false-positive happens when a legitimate e-mail is falsely classified as spam and thus denied safe passage through the Internet. Anecdotal research suggests that false-positives number in the millions per year, if not the tens of millions. The e-mail that I've received from Internet users at large and small businesses indicates that the false-positive phenomenon isn't reserved for the lunatic fringe. Individuals and organizations from all walks of life report that their e-mail is disappearing into the ether. More often than not, end users are left with limited, if any, recourse to fix the broken link in their e-mail chain-- if they can even find it." I hope this helps explain where your missing Lists are going. -- Steve McIlree -- Pferd & Skipper -- Omaha, NE/Las Cruces, NM, USA A canter is the cure for every evil. --Benjamin Disraeli(1804-1881)
