[Elecraft] Earthlink ISP problems with email lists

Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [email protected]
Mon Jun 9 11:47:01 2003


Hi Doc,

The problem is with earthlink.

Unfortunately Earthlink has sloppily implemented a junk email system that is 
not compatible with email lists. It mistakenly interprets the large amounts of 
email from the list address as SPAM. It then periodically bounces large 
amounts of email back to the list, which in turn causes the list to 
unsubscribe them to prevent overload. Due to the large number of

I recommend you change ISPs or resubscribe and change your Elecraft 
subscription options o 'no mail' mode, which still allows you to post and then 
you can read postings via the daily web archive. ( 
http://www.elecraft.com/elist.htm )

73, Eric
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Doc K0EVZ wrote:
> Eric:
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> Hate to bother you with this--but once again I have been dropped from the
> Elecraft reflector.  Yesterday I tried to send two postings to it, only to
> receive the canned messages, etc.  This is about the fifth time that this
> has happened.  Usually I of course don't know I have been dropped, because
> who knows how much e-mail has *not* been received!  
> 
> Anyway, can you tell me what keeps going on?  I am always able to get
> started again, but it is frustrating and hopefully unnecessary.  I don't
> have this trouble with any of the other reflectors I belong to.  Help?
> 
> 73,
> --Doc/K0EVZ
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