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Subject:Re: Is anyone else getting double messages? From:chuckm -at- MDHOST -dot- CSE -dot- TEK -dot- COM Date:Mon, 22 Jan 1996 13:25:18 PST
Jane Bergen wrote that she is getting double messages. She saw
three possibilites:
> 1. It's happening to others, so it's a LISTSERV problem.
Well, I've been getting double messages for two or three weeks. I've
talked to Eric and I am not on the list twice, so I know it isn't
because I subscribed twice. :-)
The funny thing is, I don't get double messages on every message.
Usually, the time delivered is about three or four minutes later
for the second message. Sometimes the second message is two or four
bytes longer, sometimes not. It is inconsistent to say the least.
> 2. My mail server is not deleting the messages (yes, I checked to see
> that my mail program has that option checked).
I don't know, but maybe.
> 3. I'm losing my mind or becoming psychic and "seeing" the messages
> before they occur. (Wouldn't be much difference, IMHO)
This would explain why some messages I get have different delivery
times. :-)
Chuck Melikian chuck -dot- melikian -at- tek -dot- com
MBD Customer Documentation
Tektronix, Inc.
