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In the last few days I've received complaints on mail not being distributed
or being distributed late.  Here is what I know.

Bitnet mail has been apparently held up somewhere downstream for several
days this week.  I have no idea where or why, and really don't care.  These
things happen, particularly on Bitnet, which is a store-and-forward network.
About 1600 mdt today hundreds of messages started arriving at BSU from the
backbone down in Utah.  Over 100 of them were messages for LISTSERV to
distribute to members of these lists.  For those who don't read mail
until Monday morning, you may see a flood of messages dated Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and even today.  Such is life.

I have absolutely NO control over what happens in the larger world
beyond BSU, and darn little over what happens AT BSU.  In general,
messages will be sent and received faster with Internet addresses
instead of Bitnet addresses, if you have the choice.  If you don't, so
it goes.  Our LISTSERV is almost always up, and does work throughout
the day and night.  We do not restrict LISTSERV to non-prime hours
for distribution, something that does happen at some sites.  If you
think that a message has NOT been sent that should have been, you can
always try it again.  LISTSERV will almost always catch it if it is a
duplication of a previously distributed message.

Why does this happen?  Who knows?  A backhoe operator dug up a line?
Some system is down?  Someone has their system down for maintenance or
vacation?  Always feel free to contact me, but I often have to say "It's
a mystery my son, it's a mystery."

On a personal note, I continue to monitor these lists from home while
continuing this incredibly long and frustrating recovery from my fourth
retina surgery.  As of now, prospects are fairly bright, and I hope to
be back in the office in May.

Until then.....farewell from the Cyclops of Potatoland

dan

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* Dan Lester                          Bitnet:   alileste@idbsu              *
* Associate University Librarian      Internet: alileste@idbsu.idbsu.edu    *
* Boise State University                                                    *
* Boise, Idaho  83725                 BSU and I have a deal: I don't speak  *
* 208-385-1234                        for them and they don't speak for me. *
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