** Sometime around 14:37 -0400 04/12/1999, Pete Weiss said: >I'm unaware of any big-time ISPs that don't have email problems from >time-to-time. I include my institutional mail system in that statement. > >Hackers, spamers, spoofers don't help. > >These mail and embedded systems do not run themselves and take constant >attention. > >routers >domain name system >circuits >mailing list manager >mailers >smtp client >smtp servers >authentication systems >anti-spam filters >upgraded software > >all get in the way of reliable delivery from time-to-time. You forgot one, Pete: users Even if the hardware works, the wetware often doesn't. ;-) __________________________________________________________________________ Vince Sabio Boy & His Sabre: <http://www.insane.net/tsc/Vince/> [log in to unmask] Stop Internet Spam! <http://www.cauce.org/>