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Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Can someone try emailing me, please? The address is in my profile. Thanks.

Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :

okay, you have just been e-mailed.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Hmph. Well, the account obviously works. I'm just not getting emails from a couple mailing lists that I should be getting. I wonder what the problem is.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Spam filtering?

Blacklisted ISPs?

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

I have spam filtering turned off, and I doubt that Comics.com is blacklisted. At least, I hope it's not.

Dangit, I want my daily Dilbert and Peanuts!

Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :

Okay, we'll tell you the truth. Have you heard of human sacrifice? When it is your honor and privilege to be the next victim, some people get embarrased and start avoiding you. The only mail you get is bills, the phone never rings, your e-mails slow to only spam (and not even these if you have a spam blocker).

So, if you are getting no letters I'd start getting edgy and staying away from altars.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Oh, comics.com... why didn't you say so? I had the same experience with them. They must purge their lists periodically. You have to re-register.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Hmm. I only started having a problem when I switched web hosts. I think maybe I had the catch-all address set incorrectly or something, though hopefully I've got it figured out now.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Jalapenoman [Angst]

This explains a lot in my life right now . . .

Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :

Is this an official comics.com mailing list?

If it's not official, then it's possible the mailing list was suspended or closed down. Over at LiveJournal several syndicated feeds (including the Dilbert Feed) were just suspended. Rumor is that it's due to legal issues such as stolen bandwith or licensing, etc.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Yes, I actually went to Comics.com and registered for a free subscription (a couple free subscriptions, actually).

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Today's Dilbert is particularly germane. [Big Grin]

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

I quite like Sunday's, too. [Smile]

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Say, Jon Boy, you used the work "actually" twice in your penultimate post.

Just thought you should know.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Say, Icarus, you obviously can't tell the difference between a d and a k.

Just thought you should know.

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

And actually, I actually already know that I actually use it as a meaningless emphasis word too often.

Actually.

[ June 12, 2004, 08:08 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Who's having a problem with their Ds now?

Edit to add "a".

[ June 12, 2004, 08:08 PM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Ha ha! Dagonee can't spell, either!

Mine was actually a problem of rewording my post and not fixing it completely.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Is leaving a word out entirely misspelling it? Now that's a philosophical conundrim... er ... conandrum ... er ... puzzle.

Dagonee

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

Is adding an extra word the same as having a problem with d's?

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Well, the problem could have been fixed by adding a d to one word or taking out a whole other word. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you only made a one-letter mistake, not a 4-letter-and-a-space mistake, but I'll go ahead and give you the five point error if you insist.

Dagonee

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

[Razz]

Lawyers . . .

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Ah, the last refuge of a desperate man - reminding himself he's competing with his superior. [Taunt]

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

And you're so cunning and perceptive, too. It's like you know exactly what I'm thinking!

Let's see if you can read this.

*thinks*

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Such language!