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Saturday, June 07, 2003

.Mac email woes
When I got back from Germany, I noticed I couldn't send email from my .Mac account, either from the iMac or the iBook. After a little investigation (I was suspicious of .Mac at first), I discovered why: RCN stopped port 25 forwarding for security reasons (As MSN did long ago). Then today I noticed email wasn't coming in very quickly, as I sometimes use .Mac mail as a low-pain way to transfer files. Then I found this message on the .Mac status page: "June 06, 2003 - Due to a high volume of incoming mail, there is currently a delay in the delivery of messages sent to .Mac members. The mail is being processed and will be delivered as quickly as possible. No mail will be lost." Lovely. At least I handled this trauma better than crotchety old fart Jerry Pournelle did when he couldn't send email from the press room at WinHEC (cue "cuckoo" sound). I really need to record that guy in action some time. It's truly hilarious watching him and his cronies act like children in the WinHEC press room.

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