----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Fairfield; SLAC: 650-926-2924;" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: list move
> Van Snyder <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Am I the only one who gets two of everything sent to jiscmail?
>
> No you're not. I've been seeing duplicate messages ever since
> the list moved, but typically with one of each copy having the
> original sender's address in the From: field, and in the other(s)
> some other _arbitrary_ sender's address in the From: field
> (arbitrary in that the "other" address is not correlated with the
> current message, but not arbitrary in that the "other" has recently
> posted to the list).
>
> In addition, I've seen duplicates of messages from one "thread"
> crossing into another. That is, _both_ the From: and the Subj: are
> unrelated to the body of the message, but that body has appeared
> correctly with a different Subj: and From:.
>
> The list _is_ having problems!
>
> BTW, I prefer having the original sender's address in the From:
> field. If I want to post/reply to the list, I just copy from the
> To: field. Just a personal preference, but I like to know up-front
> who's "talking". In addition, not everyone puts a proper ".sig" in
> their message and it's a pain to sort through the SMTP headers
> looking for the original From: line...
>
> -Ken
> --
> Kenneth H. Fairfield | Internet: [log in to unmask]
> SLAC, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, MS 46 | Voice: 650-926-2924
> Menlo Park, CA 94025 | FAX: 650-926-3515
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> These opinions are mine, not SLAC's, Stanford's, nor the DOE's...
>
|