Re: [CH] posting problems (was List Future)

Brent Thompson (brent@kanha.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:05:30 -0700 

> why would 'the system' (whatever allows posting) discriminate?

The point of subscription/authorization is to verify
"some-particular-e-mail-address" is allowed to post and receive list
contents.

Recently mentioned on this list is the issue of plain-text vs. html other
attachments: only plain-text-only posts are accepted by chile-heads.

But tiny little system differences can occur and can make a big difference,
even if you aren't necessarily personally aware that changes have occurred.

I originally subscribed many years ago of course, and have gotten posts
from the list ever since.

But, some years ago, my machine changed its name.  At that time, an e-mail
alias allowed incoming messages to the old address to continue on to the
new machine.  Life was good.  But somehow, my outgoing messages must have
looked different.  I couldn't see a difference, but chile-heads list
obviously could, and refused my posts for several years.  Some of you may
have noticed quite a gap for me re chile-heads.  Fortunately I am easily
entertained, so just reading chile-heads was sorta almost good enough,
usually mostly. :-)

But, finally, 13 days ago, I couldn't take it anymore and resubscribed to
chile-heads.  I looked up instructions in the old chile-heads messages, I
followed them -- the ones I just posted a few days ago -- and now I can
post again.  Resubscribing automatically used whatever e-mail address this
machine emits, of course, so now things work.

One tiny problem is that now I get two copies of everything, but presumably
whenever I get time to deal with it I'll be able to unsubscribe the "wrong"
one and leave the new one.  If I have to unsubscribe to both then
resubscribe to accomplish the goal, I'm sure that will be tolerable.  If I
end up permanently and totally unsubscribed, I guess I'll move at least
temporarily into the disgruntled group.

But so far, I don't imagine "permanently and totally unsubscribed" as being
my ultimate fate.
 ---   Brent