29 Dec
2010
29 Dec
'10
9:11 p.m.
On 28/12/10 19:59, Graham Freeman wrote:
FWIW, inconsistent message delivery to email servers run by Yahoo is the norm, and likely
does not indicate any problems on your end. They simply do an awful job, have done so
for at least 5 years, and show no signs of ever improving.
They also don't seem interested in trying to improve.
I had a go at reporting a lost e-mail a couple of years ago. I had
traces of it having been accepted by their mail server from my mail
server, and I filled in a very detailed problem report on line.
In response I got an automated e-mail asking me to provide all the same
information again by e-mail. When I tried sending to the given e-mail
address my e-mail bounced because the address which they'd asked me to
send it to didn't exist.
They also quite simply lie on their information pages. Some of their
explanations say that your e-mails are being delayed because they've had
numerous complaints from their customers about spam emanating from your
mail server, and yet this can (and does) happen the instant you set up a
brand new mail server.
The only possible advice to give is to avoid BT/Yahoo as an e-mail
provider. They're incompetent and clearly feel they're too important to
have to improve.
John