One other thing. Can Eric verify his subscription at the web page, http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Login using the form at the very bottom of the page where it says "or change your subscription options". And if so he should enable the "Receive acknowledgement mail when you send mail to the list?" option. If the server successfully receives a post it will send back an ack email. On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > John -- and Eric -- I just tested: an email to the list from an > unsubscribed address just disappears silently into the bit-bucket. I > expect this is an expedient anti-spam measure. > > If messages were being blocked by the server, they would (should) be > bounced back to Eric after a time. The server has to actually accept > mail in order to "eat" it. > > Has Eric tried re-subscribing to the list? > > And it would worth his while to create a Gmail address and use that to > run some tests. He can always delete it later if he wishes. > > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 3:57 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> I got another note from Eric Weir that he still can't post to PDML. >> >> He says he's had help from AT&T technical support & they tell him >> everything is good on their equipment. They asked him ... he asked me >> ... and I'll ask here "Is there anyone who can check to see if messages >> from him are being blocked at the server?" >> >> That caused me to think of another question ... >> >> Suppose I am subscribed at one email address & try to send a message to >> the list from a separate email address that is not subscribed ... e.g. >> subscribed from me(at)my.mail.provider & try to send from >> me(at)another.mail.provider ... >> >> Would the list server generate a bounce message back to the >> non-subscribed email address or would it just drop it into the bit >> bucket & ignore it? >> >> Anyway ... >> >> Eric says that in the meantime AT&T's tech support is "exploring the >> need to escalate ... with Yahoo technical support/engineers." >> >> I wish him and/or them luck with that. When I needed help from Yahoo, I >> couldn't find any way to contact tech support. The best I could find was >> FAQs & discussion groups AND NO WAY TO ASK A QUESTION IN THE DISCUSSION >> GROUPS! >> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
