[TR] What happened here???

[Randall]

> I can't explain it, but it happens to me quite regularly.  
> I'll make two posts, one shows up immediately, the other in a 
> few weeks, if at all.

Sometimes, the post gets held for listmeister approval.  Long posts or those
that otherwise don't conform to the standards set (like being in HTML
instead of plain text) may fall into this category.

I also suspect that sometimes, the list server itself gets hung up on a
particular message for reasons that likely have nothing to do with the
message itself.  The program thread that delivers the message to thousands
of mailboxes may get hung up for whatever reason, maybe a response from a
remote mail server that it didn't expect or just a flat-out bug in the list
server software.  As a programmer myself, I'm all too aware that there is
always one more bug (at least).

In either case, what happens is that our listmeister eventually notices the
problem, and makes a decision as to what to do about it.  With the older
list software, restarting the server would repeat any 'stuck' messages; but
I haven't seen that happen recently so perhaps the new software handles that
better (or maybe it doesn't get stuck as often).

Anyway, my suggestion is to not take it personally (unless there is a
problem with your posts that you can fix).  Don't worry, be happy, and pay
no attention to that man behind the curtain <G>

Oops, strike that.  Instead of paying no attention, be grateful that there
IS a man behind the curtain.  Kind thoughts are good, donations are even
better !

Randall