[R-390] List Administration Notes

[Don Reaves W5OR]

Hello, R-390 list members.  Welcome to the *many* new members.  

Allow me to take a moment away from the topic at hand, and introduce
myself to the new members. I am the R-390 mail list manager.  My job is
to help you with subscription problems if the automated signup/signoff
process falls down, or some other email issue arises and causes
problems.  Sometimes it takes a hammer and a bit of detective work to
unwedge the mailman software. 

In return for the use of this resource, the long standing members and I
ask you to participate according to the published guidelines.  There is
a link at the bottom of every post for that information.  Let's maintain
the quality of this list that we maintain and enjoy in our receivers.
We've had some great posts recently, including a lot of useful and new
information.  Thanks all.

Weird stuff is happening in the email world this week.  A new virus
targeted to Windows email programs (some call it Outbreak) and new spam
mail snafus contribute to list mail delivery being out of order,
delayed, and bouncing.  I've seen hundreds of bounces from the list
server the last two days.  Some providers have noticeably turned up the
spam and white list filters.  Some of you will no doubt be automatically
bounced from the list if your mail host's reject rate gets too high.
You will need to re-subscribe if that happens.  I don't expect these
problems to go away for a few weeks until everyone adjusts.  

Al Waller (owner/provider of the server where this list resides) and his
crew are working behind the scenes to keep everything working.  It's a
Herculean task with the many free lists he supports.  You can help by
sending donations to Al.  You get a monthly reminder.  A small donation
once a year helps immensely.  I contribute $25 every summer.

Thanks for your attention.  Carry on. 

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Don Reaves  R-390 list administrator
<mailto:r-390-admin@mailman.qth.net>
<mailto:w5or@comcast.net>

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