Hey, we are talking e-MAIL not instant messaging. Snail mail only gets delivered once a day. Not only virus checking but spam filtering is active on some ISPs mail servers also. Do mail servers still work to a schedule (batch e-mail and send every 10 minutes or so)?
2 issues I have struck though 1/ Sent/Received dates are sometimes confusing. I've discovered some PCs are set up in an American time zone (while in ZN) so that the sent date/time is after the received time. Is the PCs time used or the mail server? 2/ At home using MS Outlook sometimes I ask it to send/receive (I like to do it manually when on a dial-up connection) nothing happens (I have the connection icon shown in the task bar and it doesn't indicate traffic). I think a restart is required before Outlook behaves. Re-dialling isn't enough. Anyone else experienced this? Regards, Daryl Marsden Project Management Analyst Ext 7141 -----Original Message----- From: Robert martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 22 April 2004 11:20 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Random mail message order Good call. I understand the process of email is at fault as opposed to the list server. My issue is that it seems to be getting worse, it must be a resource error. Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nello Sestini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Random mail message order > > list group emails fast but my emails take ages to arrive. I > think the > > problem with emails has got worse in the last few years and > suspect a > > combination of Xtra (poor quality) and junk mail is making > things worse. > > virus scanning (of both incoming and outgoing mail) by ISPs also > can introduce a delay > > -ns > http://www.roserox.co.th > > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > > _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic Visit us online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. The contents of this email and any attachments are not formal policy of Environment Canterbury, unless otherwise stated. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
