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2 total messages Started by Scott Ballantyne Sun, 13 Dec 1992 03:13

#60

Author: Scott Ballantyne
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 03:13

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Just a note:

Here's the tale: In February, I asked what the maximum number of
characters that the rmail program on uunet could handle. James Revell
said that uunet could handle 10240.

It seems he may be mistaken.  I would suggest to anyone who manages
mailing lists to restrict individual command files to less than 900
characters.

Of course, the above is just my guess as to why no one on my mailing
list has been receiving mail, since no one at uunet has bothered
answering my mail on the issue.  Whatever happened to the good old
days, when mail to postmaster@uunet.uu.net actually got answered? I
don't mind waiting a reasonable period for an answer, but I sent the
first note about the problem on Nov 22, and resent it a week later.

That's not very nice...

Re: Hello? Hello?

#61

Author: Carlos Amezaga [Postmaster]
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 06:41

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Quoted from - sdb@ssr.com (Scott Ballantyne):
> Just a note:
> 
> Here's the tale: In February, I asked what the maximum number of
> characters that the rmail program on uunet could handle. James Revell
> said that uunet could handle 10240.
> 
> It seems he may be mistaken.  I would suggest to anyone who manages
> mailing lists to restrict individual command files to less than 900
> characters.
> 
> Of course, the above is just my guess as to why no one on my mailing
> list has been receiving mail, since no one at uunet has bothered
> answering my mail on the issue.  Whatever happened to the good old
> days, when mail to postmaster@uunet.uu.net actually got answered? I
> don't mind waiting a reasonable period for an answer, but I sent the
> first note about the problem on Nov 22, and resent it a week later.
> 
> That's not very nice...
> 
> 
> 
	I have to disagree and come to the defense of UUNET.  I
E-Mailed Eric Ziegast a while back about the same thing.  You see, I
manage the Comp.sys.amiga.announce mailing list.  He did give me
the same answer you did about 10240 being the Max UUNET could
handle, however it seems that it is actually 1024.  Therefore I
have restricted my command file to 1000 Characters and I havn't had
any trouble.  I have sent E-mail to uunet!postmaster numerous times
and on each occasion my E-Mail has been answered.  Eric has
especially gone out of his way to help were he could.

Carlos
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