On 13/04/2004, at 11:20 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
On 13/4/04 11:14 AM, "James Devenish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Interestingly, the WAMUG list software strips away all the diagnostic
information so that we can't tell where the delay occurred!
I think you may find that the 9 messages all received yesterday were
"stuck"
in the WAMUG system somewhere, be it part of the "first post rule" or
something similar.
Thats pretty much the correct answer.
To stop people subscribing to the list, spamming us, then leaving WAMUG
uses a system called First Post Moderation.
Essentially, all new subscribers must have the first post they make to
the list moderated. If that message is approved, then they are free to
post to the list as often as they like.
Occasionally you will see a bunch of messages all come through at the
same time. This is caused by me cleaning out a heap of posts that are
waiting to be moderated. This is also the reason why some people don't
see their post on the list for a while.
I usually clean out the backlog once a week or so.
If you have successfully posted to the list before, and not
re-subscribed in the mean time and are still having problems, see
Onno's post for a good reason to the cause of your problems.
- Matt
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