>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:34:42 -0500, StarFuryG7 wrote
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<69a00f3f-b0f0-4b4d-96be-5b2ff1d9f0f8@m4g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>):

> On Nov 16, 9:44=A0am, Amy Guskin  wrote:
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>> If, however, the post *never* showed up, not even after I came back, I=
'm
>> guessing it is whatever technical problem you are repeatedly having,=20
>> possibly
>> something to do with your ISP.
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>> Has anyone else out there had posts go completely missing this year? I=
'm
>> curious. And, obviously, if so, I'll want to mention it to Jay.
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>> Amy
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> I thought no one is posting here anymore? <<

I have been popping in occasionally and haven't seen any, which could mea=
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that Cheryl or Jay was moderating and keeping the queue clear, OR, that p=
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are going missing. Which is why I asked. The lack of posts is evidence of=
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*several* possibilities; which of these is occurring, I cannot know unles=
s I=20
investigate.

>> And I've made clear repeatedly that this is something has spanned many
> years and many different ISPs and services. <<

Yeah, but more than one ISP can have the same problem! Especially with=20
newsgroups. As the years have advanced, fewer and fewer ISPs support=20
newsgroups, which makes the possibility of problems *worse*. I had to get=
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eternal-september account when Verizon dumped Usenet; I'm sure lots of ot=
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ISPs just quietly dumped newsgroups without making the public fuss about =
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that Verizon did.

Amy

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