[BC] Re: gmail question

[Mark Earle]

Tom wrote:
> It actually appears to occur if you use the SMTP server / POP3 
> interface, rather than the web interface - at least, so I've seen.  
> The messages show up in the Web InBox, but are marked automatically as 
> "read", so the POP3 routine misses them., thinking they've already 
> been downloaded.
>
> Which can be annoying if there's a glitch, or you want to review the 
> rest of your post, and not just what someone else quoted.
>
> Blaine Thompson wrote:
>>
>> Depends on the list, though.  Rather, it depends on the software used 
>> to run the list.
>>
>> Two lists I am on (through GMail) will send me my postings back, each 
>> and every time.
>
I use gmail, and imap, not pop. If I post (as this one will be) I do 
"see" it, but it takes about 20-30 minutes. If the post is done with 
another server (my ISP's) the post shows up in seconds.

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