Re: [CGUYS] (spam) Test
We could always do the standard marco, polo to make sure we are still live...or ping, pong like irc. Mac... On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many lists, this one included, go silent for days, weeks, or months at a time. Sending test messages to the list just to see if it's working is SPAM. Two solutions. One, just wait until someone else starts a new thread. Second, try to start one yourself with any list-related comment or question. Just checking to see if this is coming through. Will someone please reply so I know that this is working? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] (spam) Test
Another approach is to check these archives: http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-lr=1w=2 If the list is truly down (which has happened at least once this year) the lack of recent posts should be obvious. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:32 AM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We could always do the standard marco, polo to make sure we are still live...or ping, pong like irc. Mac... On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many lists, this one included, go silent for days, weeks, or months at a time. Sending test messages to the list just to see if it's working is SPAM. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] (spam) Test
Clarification: I had tried both of these suggestions, prior to sending out a confirmation test request. I did start a new thread (Registry Error, 8/11/08), to which no one had responded. While I could see other's posts, I could not see my own post in my Gmail account. In trying to see whether my posts were in fact going through, I posted the Test message. Some posters replied, allowing me to find see it, as well as how Gmail interprets these posts. Up until this point, I didn't realize that Gmail won't show my posts until someone replies to it (something I just do not understand, but that's a subject for another day). Had I been able to post the original content through my Cox account, the test would not have been necessary. But given that the Cox account keeps getting bumped by the list, I had to start using a Gmail account. Sorry if my method of troubleshooting this issue have been upsetting to some, but I did what I thought best. Thanks to those who helped me sort this all out. Perhaps I'll need to go back to Remedial Internet Ettiquette school after this (smile) Richard P. Many lists, this one included, go silent for days, weeks, or months at a time. Sending test messages to the list just to see if it's working is SPAM. Two solutions. One, just wait until someone else starts a new thread. Second, try to start one yourself with any list-related comment or question. Just checking to see if this is coming through. Will someone please reply so I know that this is working? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] (spam) Test
Many lists, this one included, go silent for days, weeks, or months at a time. Sending test messages to the list just to see if it's working is SPAM. Two solutions. One, just wait until someone else starts a new thread. Second, try to start one yourself with any list-related comment or question. Just checking to see if this is coming through. Will someone please reply so I know that this is working? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
