Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00359)

>Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 00:14:02 -0500
>From: jem@vnet.net (John E. Mead)
>Subject: dropped members of theos-l etc.
>
>hi -
>
>after studying the hundreds of e-mail *error* msgs sent to me daily
>by the listserver, I have concluded that the "dropped" users are NOT
>a Vnet/listserver problem on our end.  If you are repeatedly
>"dropped" from the list,  then it is due to your own provider/account
>(Internet Service Provider, i.e. ISP).
>
>common problems can be:
>
>1) if your NODE (i.e. the stuff after the "@" sign) or username
>becomes undefined you are dropped immediately.  This is a good feature.
>many people use AOL e.g. for 10 hours of the free time, and then let their
>address/account expire.  We often get 2-3 subscribers(daily) who sign-on,
>and then drop the ISP they are using.  hence,they get purged as soon as
>their account goes "unknown".
>
>2) diskspace quotas??  if the server gets rejections from your provider
>(e.g. can't write/add new e-mail etc.) then you will get dropped  after
>5 consequetive days of having some problems.  note: you can use
>
>set mail theos-l postpone
>
>as a command to the listserver if you are on vacation.  Upon your return
>use
>
>set mail theos-l digest
>(or:  set mail theos-l ack )
>
>to restore e-mail delivery.  missed msgs (daily log files) can be
>retreived by the "get" command such as:
>
>get theos-l theos-l.960330    (theos-l.yymmdd for a specific date)
>
>(above would retreive the theos-l mailings for 3/30/96)
>
>if you do not know why you are being dropped,  I can monitor
>some of the e-mail msgs (after you resubscribe) in order to
>"catch" the errors from your local ISP etc.
>
>
>
>currently (today) their were five addresses dropped (this is normal).
>two were the two addresses used by Mike G.  (undefined Node-names)
>three were dropped due to expired accounts via their ISP (this is common)
>
>I've had *80* e-mail errors (today) for jhe which bounced (probably due to
>disk quota problems on his provider (a guess)).
>
>there is a *small* minority of people who wish to "stay" but get bounced.
>It is not their problem, but rather the ISP's problem.
>
>The only good solution is to fix your ISP account so this does not happen.
>If it not your account (per se),  then yor local sysman must get involved
>after you explain the problems to him/her.  e.g. he should keep his
>address/node tables in better array etc.
>
>The majority of bounced users are people who have *let* their accounts expire.
>
>
>peace -
>
>john e. mead
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