[Mageia-dev] Wondering if my e mails are fetting through

Mon Sep 20 01:25:42 CEST 2010

On 9/19/2010 7:15 PM, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
+> Op maandag 20 september 2010 01:07:51 schreef David Boles:
+>> On 9/19/2010 7:03 PM, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
+>>> Op maandag 20 september 2010 00:54:47 schreef David Boles:
+>>>> On 9/19/2010 6:45 PM, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
+>>>>
+>>>> The 'fix' for this is to reply-to or post-to the list (this works will
+>>>> all lists) and to Bcc: yourself. Gmail will 'keep' your post when it
+>>>> comes back from the list but it will pass on to you the Bcc: that you
+>>>> sent to yourself. Your Email client will / should put it into the
+>>>> thread. Mine does.  :-)
+>>>>
+>>>> BTW: That is what I have done here.
+>>>
+>>> it's still a bug that should be bloody fixed.
+>>>
+>>> how do you set this stuff up?
+>>
+>> Google does not consider it to be a bug.
+> 
+> 
+> I know, but it _IS_ a bug. it should be fixed. this totally bypasses all rfc's 
+> on email...
+> 
+> the purpose of an email server is to deliver the mail or reject it. NOT DROP 
+> IT SILENTLY!!!
+
+
+Then perhaps you should complain?
+
+
+>> Set it up? Do you mean Bcc: yourself. Bcc: means 'blind carbon copy' add
+>> that under the To: line.
+>>
+>> Here for example:
+>>
+>> To: mageia-dev at mageia.org
+>> Bcc: 'your email address'
+> 
+> i meant automated, on my mailserver which sends all my mails from my gmail 
+> address through the authenticated google smtp gateway.
+
+
+I do not know. I do not run a mailserver. I have no need to run a
+mailserver. I use Gmail's server. I have Gmail setup to collect my
+emails from the various places and then I get them from the Gmail server.
+-- 
+
+
+  David
+