Hello Maurice,

> That would have been my guess as well except that it appears to be totally
>random to which msg's go missing.  In the latest case it was a msg originating
>from afar or sometimes one that originates from here ... 'here' being CanadARM
> or Brain.

Messages can and do arrive here by different paths. If a message arrives here
with your node in the seen bys you will not get a copy of it, if it arrives by
another path without your node in the seen bys then you will. That is random,
depends on who gets here first.. :)

> As far as I am concerned the missing 0x8d characters are of greater need of
> attention than missing msg's although if missig elsewhere might give it a
> higher priority.  So far I seem to be the only one noticing.

I think missing messages are a greater concern. 0x8d's don't matter if the
message goes missing. Both echo and netmail must flow freely to their
destination(s) or there is a problem that needs immediate attention. If
anything like that is happening here I'll do everything in my power to correct
it.

These 0x8d characters are important too I think, but that's all a bit beyond my
 ability to understand.. so I'll leave that in the care and keeping of those
who do..

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