Re: [gnugo-devel] mailer problems?

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> Is there a problem with the email server? Some of my posts are  
> getting reflected to me and some are not. Another user (Alain?)  
> recently said the same, and Gunnar told me in a KGS chat that he had  
> answered one of my emails, and either he resent it or it took many  
> days to post.

Yes, I think they tried to install a new spam filter and it
isn't working right yet. Here is a thread from gnu-prog-discuss list:

  >> I'm sorry to say that, unless there's currently some problem with
  >> the mailing list servers that will be cleared up shortly, I think
  >> we have to UNDO whatever spam filtering, etc. we currently have
  >> installed on lists.gnu.org etc.
  >> 
  >> Why?  Because apparently the hardware we have installed is totally
  >> incapable of delivering mail in anything close to an acceptable
  >> timeframe with this filtering enabled.

  js> My understanding is that this delay is the result of the machine
  js> working through its rather large backlog of messages accumulated
  js> during the recent downtime, not because of any new spam filtering
  js> techniques. So there isn't anything to undo, and things should be
  js> getting better.

Dan