On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 03:08:38PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Email may appear to be realtime, and you may even expect it to > > be because this is frequently how it works. But this is not guaranteed. > > The RFC requires "best effort".
Sure. > > 99% of the time when I wake up I get more mails delivered > > overnight when I'm not around to deal with them in a realtime > > fashion than during the day. > > Greylisting can cause email to fail entirely. And *that* is a valid complaint. Choosing not to use greylisting because it causes mail to become non-realtime is *not* a valid complaint. Which is the point I was trying to make in a roundabout fashion. Steve -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
