Top Document: APAS Anonymous Remailer Use [FAQ 8/8]: Troubleshooting Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: [FAQ 8.2] Why didn't my email/post make it through? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge While it is true that remailer traffic is sometimes unreliable one must realize that a remailer isn't just a mail server. Mail must not only be delivered but it must be delivered securely and anonymously. Latency (delay before delivery) is part of the anonymizing process like it or not. For starters, every remailer has some existing latency (depending on numerous factors including load, processor power, type of Internet connection, etc...) Users can specify a latency directive (Latent-Time: +0:00) to override the normal built in latency of the remailers. Users may also add MORE delay to their messages if they wish by adding, for example, Latent-Time: +2:30. This would cause an additional 2 hr and 30 min delay before delivery. Also, many remailers use features like reordering ('reord' in the cap string) and RATE/POOLSIZE which may delay messages even further , all in the name of defeating traffic analysis and increasing anonymity. Still, there are other reasons why your email or post might be unnaturally delayed: + Your message may in fact have been posted to Usenet but either hasn't arrived at your news server yet, or might not arrive for any number of possible Usenet related problems. Usenet propagation is not instantaneous. Poorly connected servers can take days to receive messages, if they get them at all. You might check on the Deja archives [http://www.deja.com/usenet] and see if they got the post, or try another server if you have access to one. + You may have chosen a remailer that is not online full time (dial-up account). These remailers may collect mail once an hour, once a day or perhaps only in the evening hours. User Contributions:Top Document: APAS Anonymous Remailer Use [FAQ 8/8]: Troubleshooting Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: [FAQ 8.2] Why didn't my email/post make it through? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Part6 - Part7 - Part8 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: turing+apas-user-faq@eskimo.com (Computer Cryptology)
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