[NCLUG] test emails

[Chad Perrin]

On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 02:47:26AM -0600, Sean Reifschneider wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 10:50:34PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> >Is there an address to which I should send test emails other than the
> >main list address?
> 
> Mostly you shouldn't send test messages.  I can assure you that the list
> software is working.  :-)  Oh, you want to test your client...  Well, the
> only time that really matters is when you have something to say, so why
> don't you use that as the test message and just not call it a test?  :-)

But I did have something to say!  It was: "Is there an address to which
I should send test emails other than the main list address?"


> 
> You can use the -request address extension to send a test message with
> "help" in the subject to see if the mail server will allow it.  This will
> show up things like your "helo" host being broken as it was earlier, for
> example, but it won't test the full posting paper-path.

Good idea.  I'll keep that in mind.

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