Re: Nick Dokos (2nd attempt): [OT] Thanks!

From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Nick Dokos (2nd attempt): [OT] Thanks!
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:44:44 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <FF59EB76-2F99-4D83-A3B9-50D003E37017@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <12807.1269898748@alphaville.usa.hp.com>

On Mar 29, 2010, at 11:39 PM, Nick Dokos wrote:

> [I think this bit the dust because of the same problem: I forgot
> to update a setting. 2nd attempt.]
>
> ------- Forwarded Message
>
> Date:    Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:39:31 -0400
> From:    Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
> To:      emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> cc:      nicholas.dokos@hp.com, Mikael Fornius <mfo@abc.se>,
> 	 Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>
> Subject: [OT] Thanks!
>
> As most here know already (sorry for spamming the list with the test
> message!), I was unable to post to the list for a while.  But I have  
> now
> been able to post three times and, as the Bellman said, "What I tell  
> you
> three times is true": the problem[1] is solved[2].
>
> I owe a debt of gratitude to Mikael Fornius, who not only groped  
> through
> the list logs looking for possible problems, but also pointed out a
> header that looked funny to him. Upon further investigation, a fix to
> this header started the flow again. Mikael, thanks for saving my
> sanity[3]. Also, thanks to Karl Berry who went looking through email
> logs at gnu.org looking for the problem.
>
> It felt pretty lonely out there for a while, so please allow me to  
> express
> my hearfelt thanks to Mikael and Karl who came to my rescue[4].

Hi Nick, glad to have you back.

- Carsten

>
> Thanks very much!
>
> Nick
>
> -  
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [1] The theory is that at some point around the middle of February,
>    gnu.org's exim server started enforcing a Sender Verification
>    test. See
>
>    http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/ 
> msg172919.html
>
>    for some details. I don't know if the theory is correct, but the  
> fix
>    - changing my postfix configuration to make sure that the Sender:
>    header contains an email address that the gnu.org server can test
>    successfully - seems to work in any case.
>
> [2] Famous last words...
>
> [3] OTOH, my "friends" say that that is a non-existent entity - I beg
>    to differ, but as they emphasize, that proves their point...
>
> [4] ... or, as many volunteers have heard before: "You did such a good
>    job that you deserve to have your salary doubled." :-)
>
>
>
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- Carsten