E-Mail Not Working?

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[#offtopic]

Sorry for the slightly off-topic post but I thought this would get the most attention here as it involves the MR part of the forum.

I have sent 3 e-mails to 3 different people in the last few days using the e-mail button at the bottom of posts.

Two of these were around the IHC 2-10-2, one was about dog treats (don’t ask [:D] ). I was expecting a reply from one and would not have been surprised by a reply from the other two. So far, nothing back.

Is anyone else having issues with the forums e-mail function or am I just not waiting long enough?

Thanks,

Will, aka Pathfinder

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It’s working fine for me. Sometimes it takes until the weekend before some people have time for a reply.

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[:I] Umm…I got mine. Sorry I didn’t reply. Thanks for sending the info. Sometimes peoples spam blockers will reject an E-mail when it comes through MR’s mail system. I’ve had this happen a few times. I found the PM button works better.(thanks again!)

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Thanks, good to know. And yours was not the one I was expecting a reply on so no biggie. I use GMail and it does not catch any of the MR stuff as spam.

That’s what I am thinking, I just need to wait a bit more. And I do not always reply quickly either, bad me [:I]

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It says my email address is invalid, so I have people email me directly instead of going through MR.

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My old Earthlink software would block the E-mail but not the PM’s.

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I had Earthlink, until they became Embarq. I finally gave up on them as my ISP, because they were installing new email servers and over a period of 2 weeks, I could only access my emails twice. One way to check to see if the email button is working is to post something, then go to your post and click on the email button and send something to yourself. And I had given up on the Earthlink email program because it was so slow; been using Outlook ever since. [:)] AND with Outlook, you can add the junk mail to a junk mail list; you’ll still get the emails, but they go right to the “Deleted” folder.

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I never used the Earthlink e-mail software, even though I have had them as my ISP for 5+ years.

I have always used Outlook Express, and haven’t had much of a problem - occasionaly once in a great while, I wouldn’t be able to access my e-mail, exactly when I wanted to, but, neven for more than an hour or two.

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I have sent a couple of emails or pms to some members in the past four weeks and not heard back.

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Did you get mine, it was just a quick Thanks for the heads up on the 2-10-2 [?]

And yours was not one I was expecting a reply back from either [C):-)]

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Yes, apparently our mutual comms work well. I sent one each to two members and can still hear a pin drop.

I hope you got that dropped ball picked up? Shame to lose out when it was all falling into place eight months after you had given up.

-Crandell

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I sent a PM and have not heard back either. You sometimes start to wonder if they got it or not.

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I have not heard back, that was why I initiated this thread. He may be away, it is the dog days of summer and holiday time etc…

And the Fam and I are going to the PNE this weekend, so will not be checking e-mail til Tuesday.

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Thanks Smoke, got your e-mail and I replied back right out of my e-mail account.

Have a good weekend.

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Pathfinder, maybe start a fresh post/thread and ask him to contact you. Explain your situation, and if he sees it, I’m sure he’ll respond. Sometimes it works better to raise a flag.

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Good thought. Of course being down at the PNE for 4 days will mean I will be slow to respond back [8D]

But I am sure will connect some time. And thanks again for the heads up, I missed that original thread altogether.

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To be honest I never noticed that feature before.[#oops]