Hello Dave!

In a message to Bobby Queen  Dave Drum wrote:

DD> On 07-10-03 BOBBY QUEEN Typed to DAVE DRUM about Missing Picks

BQ>>I'll take the picks as listed below.  I have no idea why the email
BQ>>bounced since I went through over 1500 emails last week to make sure
BQ>>if anyone sent their picks via email.  It could be Earthlink is
BQ>>limiting the number of emails I get since they bought out my ISP.  I
BQ>>don't have any other email address now since they took over but your
BQ>>picks can be posted from any online BBS since most carry the contest
BQ>>echo.  Again sorry and I'll recount the points for last week based on
BQ>>the below picks.

DD> Thanks. I have no idea either. But, it's happened again. Perhaps it's 
DD> time to move to a different ISP. Even though that is a major PITA. 
DD> P'rhaps a broadband connection?

DD> One of our original ISPs was acquired by a larger ISP and eventually 
DD> would up in Earthlink. There is so little demand for the service (almost
DD> all of their old customers quit) that they have dwindled from 6 dial-up
DD> numbers to one with a roll-over.

DD> There have been a number of reason that I have tried to use e-mail for
DD> my picks. But, I am confident that _those_ issues have been solved and I
DD> will continue to use Phydeaux for future weeks.

DD> Good luck on straightening out Earthlink. You'll need it.

I emailed them and they said it may be their software not accepting emails
from xrated{at} due to the possible content of such messages. :)  Oh well
shelby.net always accepted them but now that Earthlink has bought them out
we may have to find you another email address to send from. :)

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