-----Original Message----- From: Dennis Black [mailto:dblack@ualberta.ca] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:24 AM To: Brian Carpenter Cc: mailman-users@python.org Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman postings deferred by Yahoo
Brian Carpenter wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Harris [mailto:rick@learntime.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:57 AM To: 'Brian Carpenter'; 'Attila Kinali' Cc: mailman-users@python.org Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] Mailman postings deferred by Yahoo
Yes. I am on a shared server. It seems that Yahoo picks up on the fact that this is going to multiple recipients (apparent 5+ raises the flag). Since I am on a shared server, it appears that my option for personalization is turned off. If I understand correctly, personalization might overcome the Yahoo problem but might cause a problem with my host if my list was a large one. That may be an easier fight.
Thanks,
Rick Harris
I doubt any web hosting company is going to enabled personalization on a shared server environment. I know we won't. It is just too large of a resource hit.
I also am not seeing this magic number (5) triggering Yahoo's response in my observations of our mail logs. I think people are just speculating when they try to find out why Yahoo is delaying their mail.
Regards, Brian
The "5" limit comes from a Yahoo page, http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/postmaster/postmaster-277515.html
-- Dennis Black
I might not be understanding Yahoo's statement correctly but that answer doesn't seem to apply to connections being terminated for deferred reasons, hence the " When this limit is reached, no further messages will be accepted for delivery as our server automatically terminates the connection (without giving an error code)." "Reestablish connections if you do not get an error code" statements.
Regards, Brian
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