Why BT/Yahoo email is sometime "slow" to arrive.

[Anonymous]

Apparently email sent to a BT or Yahoo email address is automatically rejected by the relevant servers and placed on a "grey list". If a second  attempt is made later the email is accepted.  This apparently helps to reduce spam.  Details are at http://bit.ly/1lGkeqb 

Isn't it wonderful what you can find out through Google?

Gerry DD (Have awarded myself a Doctor of Drivel degree)

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous & @Cleoriff  Very happy to keep the thread open.  I seem to be having some problems connecting to BT email server(s) this morning - at least when I use Outlook 2010.  Access via the web seems ok.

Gerry

[Anonymous]

Well at 16:44 me and  recieved our backlog of email notifications from o2.



I've already replied to the posts they came from 

@Toby i know we have discussed this in other threads etc ,but this is so frustrating.

I can miss posts where people are waiting for a reply or miss a mention via the '@' service and Private messages.

Its so ;

Edit to change actual time of receiving emails.

[MI5]

I'm pretty sure you haven't missed any posts bob

[Anonymous]

@MI5 Said "I'm pretty sure you haven't missed any posts bob "


Cheeky.

What email provider do you use ? Do you get notifications Ok ?

At the moment I'm having to go back into the thread to see if a reply post has been made 😞

[Cleoriff]

BoB...just a correction for me. It was 16.44 when all my emails arrived.

Last one before then was 2.30am this morning which was fine...then nothing (till as I say, 16.44)

When this email service is playing up ..I have two key times when they all flood in... 12.44 or 16.44

The time showing on notification is 16.44 but when you look at email you can see the CORRECT time it was posted...(Probably 8 hrs before):aghast_smiley:

[Anonymous]

Sorry @Cleoriff

Me too.

Mis typed.

I'll correct it.

[MI5]

I don't have notifications turned on bob - I can't be done with all the emails tbh....... 😞

[Cleoriff]

I think @MI5 has already said before that he has notifications turned OFF

[Cleoriff]

Told you

[Anonymous]

Then I'm really interested on how you personally monitor posts on the forum @MI5 , as you pretty much manage to post a reply both to new posts ,and replies to your helpful replies pretty darn fast !