From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 15:51:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 15:51:48 -0400 Received: from viper.haque.net ([66.88.179.82]:42676 "EHLO mail.haque.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 20 May 2001 15:51:32 -0400 Message-ID: <3B08203A.4DE28C40@haque.net> Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 15:51:22 -0400 From: "Mohammad A. Haque" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.5-pre2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Richard Reynolds CC: Matti Aarnio , "Mike A. Harris" , Shawn Starr , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Mail admin notice my 2 cents In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Richard Reynolds wrote: > > I would have never signed up for this list, or any other if it didn't give me at > least a few hours worth of email bouncing neither myself, or usa.net is up > 24/7/365, and i wouldn't expect that everyone has a dedicated email server, for > almost any list. plus I have had many problems with the @home's email servers, > if I relied on them I would probibly have been kicked off quite some time ago. > Any _service_ that offers email _should_ have backup MX servers in place. Anythign less is ..well.. stupid. If you're not a service provider and hostyour own dns/mail server, it's your own choice. After all, you'll only be losing your own email and not other people's email. -- ===================================================================== Mohammad A. Haque http://www.haque.net/ mhaque@haque.net "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Project Lead Don't drink and derive." --Unknown http://wm.themes.org/ batmanppc@themes.org =====================================================================