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Missing my mail :-(

#1940
From: Alistair Potter
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 00:00
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Hi all,

I'd appreciate some help.

So there I go, I check to see what's waiting on the mail punts. Wow! 20
messages, and in no time they're pinging in. When I think it's all over
I check my SOcket to see there's no action happening. Sometimes even
recheck the punts... But sadness , when I EXIT they're not all here...
some of my mail has gone missing. Now there's that odd little message
that says Sorting Lost Mail. What does that mean?

Is it truly lost forever, or can I in some way send a command
which allows me to re-access the mail. Bothers me that this stuff gets
so close then just disappears.

Is it because the NOS/Oasis software is so busy handling all the
different activities send/recieve mail and send/recieve news plus MOTD
checks, Punt checks, Listing mail that's ready to go, searching for
timeservers that are too busy, trying to join the news server, trying
to access a mail gateway to get e-mail to Australia?

Would it work any better if these activities could be managed more?  

Help appreciated,


Ali. 
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From: Ali@land.demon.co.uk (Alistair Potter)
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Date: 1996/04/10
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