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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: PING
To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 11:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199705061805.LAA18922@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at May 6, 97 11:05:40 am
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Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> > > My last two postings haven't made it back yet... let's see if this one does.
> > > 
> >         please dont play the newbie here.
> >         if you must do this, subscribe to test and do it there
> >         out of the sight of honest decent hardworking people ;)
> 
> There was a delay of three hours compared to -hackers; the lists
> are split among the same hosts for fan-out delivery, not per list,
> right?  I just thought it was odd.

	the fan-out delivery is identical for all FreeBSD mailing 
	lists.  please use the test mailing list (caled "test")
	for testing .
> 
> Last time I thought it was odd, the first MX for freebsd.org was
> refusing SMTP connects entirely (remember?).

	yes, thank you, i appreciate your concern.  having others help
	me keep track of the lists is good. i am not on line *all*the*time*
	;)

	but please use the test list for test mailings.
jmb