nah - folks seem to be having a good time.

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Carol Gosselin wrote:

> Hi Joe, So, does this mean we are all talking too much? > > Carol L. Gosselin > Applications Analyst Programmer II > University Planning and Analysis > Box 7002, 201 Peele Hall > North Carolina State University > Raleigh, NC 27695-7002 > Phone: 919-515-6435 > Fax: 919-831-3541 > Email: carol_gosselin@ncsu.edu > > >>> "F.J. Kelley" <jkelley@ARCHES.UGA.EDU> 02/01/02 10:06AM >>> > SAS-L has a limit of 100 messages/day. If it goes over, it is "held" > until the list owner frees it. _usualy_ if SAS-L gets held it is late > in > the afternoon or evening (eastern time), and is freed almost right > away. > But sometimes it happens so late the free command does not come until > morning (all the US lists were held at one point or another in the past > 12 > hours. when uga was freed, over 40 messages went out) > --Joe > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Carol Gosselin wrote: > > > Jim, I too have been receiving messages from SAS-L in bunches for the > > last few days. It appears that the gates are opened about 3 times a > day. > > I then receive a lot of messages, then nothing again for several > hours. > > I thought the problem was at my end. Has something changed on the > server > > at UGA? Anybody know? > > > > Carol L. Gosselin > > Applications Analyst Programmer II > > University Planning and Analysis > > Box 7002, 201 Peele Hall > > North Carolina State University > > Raleigh, NC 27695-7002 > > Phone: 919-515-6435 > > Fax: 919-831-3541 > > Email: carol_gosselin@ncsu.edu > > > > >>> Jim Groeneveld <J.Groeneveld@ITGROUPS.COM> 02/01/02 09:29AM >>> > > At sending a message to the list I lately always get the LITSERV > > response > > like the one attached below. During our day I do not receive any > posting > > to > > the list, though I have SET SAS-L MAIL to LISTSERV once. At about > 16:30 > > MET > > SAS-L apparently sends them all out and I am flooded with > contributions > > of > > yours. This lasts at least to about 22:30 MET. I leave at 17:30 MET, > so > > I > > read most of your messages not until the next morning. > > > > Is this LISTSERV behaviour normal? Do other people experience the > same > > behaviour? BTW I have subscribed at LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU, not > the > > closer Austrian LISTSERV. > > > > Regards - Jim. > > -- > > Y. (Jim) Groeneveld, MSc IMRO TRAMARKO tel. +31 412 407 > 070 > > senior statistician, P.O. Box 1 fax. +31 412 407 > 080 > > senior data manager 5350 AA BERGHEM IMRO TRAMARKO: a > CRO > > J.Groeneveld@ITGroups.com the Netherlands in clinical > research > > > > My computer has no idea what I am doing; sometimes the reverse also > > applies. > > > > Notice of confidentiality: this e-mail may contain confidential > > information > > intended for the addressed recipient only. > > If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this e-mail > and > > please notify the sender so that proper delivery > > can be arranged. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: L-Soft list server at UGA (1.8d) > > [SMTP:LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] > > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:53 PM > > To: J.Groeneveld@ITGROUPS.COM > > Subject: Message ("The distribution of your message dated Fri, > 1 > > Feb...") > > > > The distribution of your message dated Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:52:31 +0100 > > with > > subject "Re: urgent! proc report - need value of group variable in a > > comp > > ute block" has been postponed because the SAS-L list is held. No > action > > is > > required from you; your message will be reprocessed automatically > once > > the > > list owner releases the list. > > >