Re: st: statalist problems

[Phil Schumm <pschumm@uchicago.edu>]

On Aug 30, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Marcello Pagano wrote:
> I wish someone would be more specific with their problem(s)  
> (especially after they have read http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq) 
> .  We cannot respond to generalities, beyond a general statement  
> like this one, nor can we do anything about your spam detectors, nor  
> your internet links.

FWIW, in the header of every message you receive from the list is  
sufficient information to determine exactly the route (among MTAs)  
that the message took from Harvard's server to your inbox, including  
how much time elapsed during each leg of the journey.  If you don't  
see these headers, look for a "Show Long Headers" option (or something  
similar) in your email client, or inspect the raw content of the  
message itself.  This will tell you exactly where the delay(s) (if  
any) were.  If you see delays from the time the message left Harvard  
and the time you received it, then, as Marcello said, there's really  
nothing he can do about it.

I certainly sympathize with those who may be suffering delays in the  
time it takes to receive messages from the list.  Perhaps the best  
(and easiest) option if you are experiencing such problems is to try  
subscribing from an account on a different server (e.g., you might try  
subscribing from a gmail account, for example).  This solution is much  
less awkward than it used to be, as many email clients now make it  
very easy to manage multiple email addresses simultaneously.


-- Phil

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