Date:         Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:18:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: G-mail (vanagon mailing list)
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90704161730g3bf53c1en69ce3e64571fcdb3@mail.gmail.com>
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I'd have to second that. Mike Elliott and I had a conversation going p-mail
yestewrday with no problems. List messages are still lagging several hours
behind (12 or more) and coming in small batches ever three or four hours. I
have had no p-mail issues.

On 4/16/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have had no trouble with P-mails, just the Vanagon List, so I'm thinking
> that there is something going on between Gerry and GMail.
>
> Any listers not on GMail having issues?
>
> Jake
>
> On 4/16/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > And yet, all weekend long, and today, messages have been coming in to my
> > gmail account in bursts, with great big dead times with no messages.
> >
> > Vanagon/Gmail Message Surge Syndrome?
> >
> > I just now received 15 messages, some stamped around 1pm and it's
> > presently 5pm Pacific Time.
> >
> > Mike Collum -- what time, your time, did you post your reply to "Re:
> > THANKS - Report (brakes)" ("...as long as there's nothing but fluid in
> > the lines.")?
> >
> > It's timestamped 1:32 PM and was received here a minute ago.
> >
> > --
> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > KG6RCR
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter T. Owsianowski typed:
> > > Just sent one from the Blackberry - got it within seconds.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Pete
> > > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > > '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> > > '02 Audi A6 Avant
> > > WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
> > >
> > > On 4/16/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Mike,
> > >>
> > >> I can't figure out which it is either. I have been having the same
> > >> experience. From about 10:30 til arounf 6pm yesterday nothing. Then I
> > >> received from 6 until around 7 then nothing. Checked this morning and
> > >> still
> > >> only getting small groups from 12 hours ago.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 4/16/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > I had two "blackouts" yesterday. The first was from midmorning
> until
> > >> > midafternoon -- no list posts, then suddenly 30 or so messages came
> > >> down
> > >> > the chute, several timestamped quite early in the day. The second
> > >> > blackout began around 7pm (US Pacific time) and persisted until I
> > went
> > >> > to bed. This morning, the gate is open again and another 30 or so
> > posts
> > >> > have wandered in, some timestamped shortly after 7pm last night. I
> > was
> > >> > blabbing with Joel via p-mail yesterday and I don't recall whether
> I
> > >> > received e-mails from him during the blackouts or not, so the
> > blackouts
> > >> > could-a been complete ones, or they might have affected only
> Vanagon
> > >> > list posts. I fetch my mail from gmail using a POP mail client
> > >> > (Thunderbird), and I did not use the web interface to see if my
> > >> > gmail.com account had messages in it that weren't POP'd, or whether
> > the
> > >> > list posts just weren't arriving. Either something funny is going
> on
> > >> > with gmail or gerry.vanagon.com is being weird.
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > >> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > >> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > >> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > >> > KG6RCR
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Jeff Lincoln typed:
> > >> > > Well, I received this message but this is the only one I have
> > >> received
> > >> > > since
> > >> > > 6:45pm. I also went from 10:00am until 6:00pm without getting
> > >> anything.
> > >> > > Then
> > >> > > again it is Sunday and I don't usually pay this close attention
> to
> > >> > > things on
> > >> > > Sunday.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On 4/15/07, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> I've had no issues today but I was on holiday for the previous
> > >> week and
> > >> > >> wasn't checking very regularly. So, I don't think I'd have
> > noticed.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> On 4/15/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Is anyone else who is using g-mail having trouble getting list
> > >> > e-mails?
> > >> > >> > I
> > >> > >> > haven't received a message since 10:00am...This happened one
> > >> day last
> > >> > >> > week
> > >> > >> > too.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > --
> > >> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Jeff
> > >> > >> > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S
> > >> > ALIVE!)
> > >> > >> > 86' (We call this one Parts)
> > >> > >> > 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> --
> > >> > >> mordo
> > >> > >> 1990 Carat
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Thanks,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Jeff
> > >> > > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S
> > >> ALIVE!)
> > >> > > 86' (We call this one Parts)
> > >> > > 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Jeff
> > >> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S
> ALIVE!)
> > >> 86' (We call this one Parts)
> > >> 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>



--
Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!)
86' (We call this one Parts)
85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)