On 19/02/2020 19:30, miguel medalha wrote:> I never understood this "test post" thing. To me it looks like a way to introduce noise on the list. If you have something to say to the list, isn't that enough to post what you need to post and see if the message gets through? Am I wrong? If so, how? > >Miguel, there is a reason (which I will not go into) for all this ;-) Rowland
> Miguel, there is a reason (which I will not go into) for all this ;-)Ok, I can understand that. But besides this specific case, what do you think of this as a common practice?
On 19/02/2020 19:36, miguel medalha via samba wrote:>> Miguel, there is a reason (which I will not go into) for all this ;-) > Ok, I can understand that. But besides this specific case, what do you think > of this as a common practice? > > >It has its place. I have numerous email addresses and if I want to test if one is sending, I will send an email to one of the others. If I want to test if an address is receiving, again I will send an email from one of the others. Rowland