.... while talking to mail2.hotmail.com.:
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not
taken: mailbox una$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not taken:
mailbox unavail$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not taken:
mailbox unavailab$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not taken:
mailbox unavail$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not
taken: mailbox unavai$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not
taken: mailbox una$
>>> RCPT To:
<<< 450 Requested mail action not taken: mailbox unavailable.
... Deferred: 450 Requested mail action not taken:
mailbox unavailable.
>>> RCPT To:

..and so on, for several more screens.  This is the result of *one*
message, from *one* list.  It's been doing this across the board for, I
think, over 24 hours.

So if your lists are slow, it's because the system is wasting a lot of
time trying to deliver to a host that is overloaded.

I'm tempted to send a message to all hotmail users saying "Use a remailer
if you must, but geez, don't pick hotmail or iname!"

I think I'll put this on the web page.




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