[OT] e-mail problems

[Steve Blackwell]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:20:53 -0400
Steve Blackwell <zephod at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:41:11 -0600
> Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 15:16 -0400, Steve Blackwell wrote:
> > > I'm struggling to explain why I appear to never have problems
> > > when the router is taken out of the equation. How can I prove to
> > > my ISP
> > > that it is their problem?
> > 
> > How can I prove that the fact that I mowed my lawn yesterday didn't
> > cause the pavement to collapse in front of the grocery store
> > downtown?
> > 
> > In both instances, you're looking at two things that are REALLY
> > unrelated to each other in any way.  There's nothing to "prove".
> > > 
> OK, so "prove" is not the right word. I'm looking for something I can
> do to "convince" my ISP that they need to look closer at their server.
> Logic doesn't seem to work on them. 
> Perhaps there is some on-line test to put a router through its paces?
> 
> The other problem I've been having is that my throughput speed drops
> from ~27000kbps to ~15000 and when I reboot the router it goes back to
> the higher number
> 
> Well I've just noticed that the router firmware could do with
> upgrading so I'm going offline to do that. Wish me luck.
> 
> Steve
> 
Well the firmware upgrade may have made a difference. I'm now getting
e-mails from people who were getting them rejected before. They are just
taking 5 hours or so to arrive.

I agree with Frank Cox that it SHOULD have made no difference at all.
Strange coincidence that its kind of working now though.

Steve

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