What happens sometimes, is that some relaying ISP's Send code or machine goes haywire; The list server's still sending out the e-mail, but, it's getting dropped into an Internet Singularity before it gets to the recipient. I've seen this happen, what, 20+ times here? Plus more other problems Usually the traffic all shows up in one HUGE clump, some hours or days later on, whenever that server gets fixed or re-booted. It's annoying to us admins, as we have to tell the difference between not being on the list, being on the list but set to NoMail, or the above, or other problems that can happen. Sometimes, someone's ISP falls onto the RBL (Realtime Black hole List - an anti-SPAM list, this happened to MY ISP recently), or the PICList gets mistakenly ID'ed as a "SPAM" source by someone's ISP due to all the traffic, and all PICList traffic is filtered into the "circular binary file." Rarely, you get a fast response back, but the mail isn't getting through, despite the options the list server's set to looking like it should - When THAT happens, I suggest people unsub & re-subscribe, usually that fixes things. Sometimes just setting to Digest & then regular mail a few seconds later can fix it. Broke state machine code somewhere there? The usual test I suggest is to send a "Query PICList" message to the "PICList List Server Command Input Port" at , if you don't get a response back from that address in 5 minutes or less, mail's dropping through an event horizon someplace between your ISP and the list server, or filtering is happening, or someone's on the RBL & is being filtered out. Good time to e-mail us then Usually best to post to the "PICList List Server Admins" at for such problems, though right now I handle most of these usually, that could change some time (I may get a vacation, some day; Just wish more of my work was paid work, right now.) Mark James Paul wrote: > > Here's one for you to test whether you are receiving or not. > > TEST: > > If you get this test message, great. No problems. > If you don't get it, write me back and I'll try again. > > END TEST: > > Ok? > > Regards, > > Jim > > On Mon, 22 November 1999, Nick Taylor wrote: > > > > > I haven't been getting any posts???? > > jim@jpes.com -- I do small package shipping for small businesses, world-wide.