On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, Ingrid H. Shafer wrote:
 
> Dear Sue,
>
> I manage several lists half a continent away and while response time
> is usually fairly brief (a few seconds to several minutes) messages
> (including listserv commands) occasionally take hours and even (gulp!)
 
Was working fine till about 5 this afternoon.
 
> relative ease and speed of communication as a right but begin to
> think of it as a gift we may be less likely to become resentful
> when things don't behave the way we think they should.  The more
> people use the net and get involved with listserv lists, the
> more breakdowns and bottle necks are going to occur.
 
 
I agree.  I just wanted to know if this is only happenning to my pc
and rather or not it was something I had to fix up on my end.  Now I feel
much better seeing that you have experienced the samething and it is an
outside problem, so I can wait till it can be runned.
 
 
>
> Only very rarely will anyone inform you that a problem is
> about to occur because those difficulties can frequently not
> be anticipated.
 
I agree with that too.  In this very high tech world, you don't what
troubles tomorrow brings.
 
>
> You might try to run TRACEROUTE to see if your message arrives
> at the intended destination.  Also be sure to download the
> Listowners' manual (I can't remember where I got mine, but I
 
Yes, I have the listowner's manual.  I'll see if TRACEROUTE works.
 
 
> Ingrid Shafer ([log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask])
> Co-owner [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
 
I'm very familiar with the Vatican2.  Send me some email if you wish.
This will make for some very interesting conversation.
 
Thanks Ingrid!  Your a real help.
 
Sue