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Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:30:39 -0500
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: persistant warning message
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I've been getting the messages at about the rate of one per day for
about the past 6 months.  I've taken to deleting them without prejudice.

Dale_R wrote:
> Marv,
>
>    I'm not seeing that message on this mail account, but I am getting
> them on my Cox.net account [dale.r@cox.net].
>
> >  To clear the bounce counter and to prevent automatic cancelation of
> >  your subscription, use the Reply command in your mailer.
>
>    A hollow threat - I could only hope that it were not, because that
> could have opened the way for me to finally stop list mail going to a
> one-way only mailbox. However, I've been getting those messages for
> over a month. Replying to them is useless, since the mail server
> ignores messages from a Cox source. 
>
>    Please cancel my subscription to dale.r@cox.net.
>
> Dale_R
> COZY MkIV #0497
>
>
> On 2/15/2012 6:21 AM, marv@lancair.net wrote:
>> These warning messages are generated by the FlyRotary listserver
>> anytime a FlyRotary message is bounced back to it.  They are used to
>> detect inactive email address... after 5 of these warnings go
>> unanswered the email address in question is unceremoniously removed
>> from the subscription rolls, ostensibly because the email address is
>> no longer valid.  The bounces may be caused by delays in your ISP's
>> mail server, by an outage in a router somewhere between here and
>> there, or just a clog in the internet backbone somewhere along the
>> way.  The only time they are the fault of the recipient is if his
>> email server is volume limited and the the subscriber fails to empty
>> his email box on a regular basis.  Regardless of the reason, dealing
>> with these warnings is an extremely simple matter... whenever you get
>> one, just reply to it.  You don't need to write anything into the
>> message, you don't need to modify the address or any of the headers,
>> just hit the reply button and send off whatever it is that shows up
>> in your reply editor... all the listserver is looking for is the
>> reference number contained in the subject box of the headers.  After
>> you've sent the reply on its way, simply delete the original message
>> and go on about your business.  With most email programs, taking the
>> necessary steps to address one of these warnings typically takes no
>> more than a few seconds... reply, send, delete.  That's it.  Failure
>> to reply to at least one in five of these messages will result in
>> your FlyRotary subscription being removed.
>>
>> If the reply, send, delete option is too much to ask, then your only
>> other option is to remove your normal subscription, switch to the
>> null mode and do your reading of the FlyRotary list on the website
>> archives.  The null mode stops all deliveries of FlyRotary emails to
>> your mailbox but retains your email address as a valid one for
>> posting purposes.  The decision is up to you.   The one thing I can't
>> do is make the warnings stop as long as you're a regular subscriber.
>> They happen, it's just a fact of life.  Sorry about that.
>>
>>    <Marv>
>>
>>
>>
>> bktrub@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>  
>>  I've been getting this warning message for several weeks now a
>> couple of
>> times a day, but I still have been getting the Flyrotary newsletter.
>> Anyone
>> have any ideas what this is about?
>>  
>>  Brian Trubee
>>  
>>  
>>  This is an automated message from the
>>  <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> mailing list manager
>>  List messages sent to your address <Bktrub@aol.com> have bounced.
>>  If you read this message, your mail system has been probably fixed.
>>  To clear the bounce counter and to prevent automatic cancelation of
>>  your subscription, use the Reply command in your mailer.
>>  Check that the Subject of the reply message contains
>>  the confirmation ID: 0913123076,
>>  and the reply is directed to <flyrotary-subscribe@lancaironline.net>,
>>  and the 'From' address of your reply is <Bktrub@aol.com>.
>>  All requests about this mailing list
>>  should be sent to <flyrotary-request@lancaironline.net>
>> --
>>
>> Homepage:  http://www.flyrotary.com/
>>
>> Archive and UnSub:   http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
>
>
> -- 
> Dale_R
> Cozy MKIV #497
>