I agree with Costas. I also get the feeling that I'm jumping into the
middle of a thread, having missed the start, but all my own postings
seem to make it safely to the list.
Maybe be the problem is not with messages going TO the list, but those
that the listserver sends out to us.
I have also turned on that feature where I see my own postings -
incidentally, this can be a humbling experience, especially if I've sent
the message without the obligatory "cooling off" period that I usually
allow myself, or neglected to check spelling and grammar! :)
I guess we could check with one of the digests/collections, but I'd
rather feel secure knowing that I was getting all posts to this List.
Oh well, networks will be networks.
Regards
Neil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Costas Anastassiades [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 1997 1:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Lost posts
>
> ----------
> From: Wirt Atmar[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Δευτέρα, 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 1997 6:55 πμ
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Alfredo Rego (Adager) position on Interex on 3000
>
> < SNIP >
>
> As an aside, losing e-mail and postings to the list is becoming more
> and
> more
> nowadays a distressingly common event, at least from my perspective.
> Rene
> Woc
> has mentioned his impression of the same thing to me recently also.
>
> < SNIP >
>
> I invariably come across "reply" postings without ever seeing the
> original
> post. Until now I've just put it down to my haste in deleting
> messages.
> Maybe the % of "lost" posts is on the up. It is however very easy to
> get
> the wrong impression about this kind of thing, a bit like "I can never
> find
> my keys when I want them".
>
> All the same it does "seem" that there are quite a few "headless"
> threads,
> but it is hard to quantify. On the other hand, every single post I
> have
> ever sent, I have seen appear on the list. I have set that egocentric
> parameter to receive a copy of my own posts. Perhaps there is also a
> command which reports the daily stats of the list (?) i.e. the number
> of
> posts it received. Those of us in doubt could then cross check that
> with
> the number of posts we actually received. I'd hate to think that,
> through
> no fault of my own, I've missed even a single post to this legendary
> list .
>
> Costas Anastassiades,
> Athens-Greece
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