RE: Alternatives to test messages

As someone who just sent a test message, I was testing to see if MY mail
was still showing up on the list.  I know my e-mail works everywhere
else.

Test messages, while annoying, are necessary at times.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: alun.thomas@cbis.com [SMTP:alun.thomas@cbis.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 1998 4:23 AM
> To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	Alternatives to test messages
> 
> 
> As a couple of alternatives to test-please-ignore messages, how about:
> 
> 1) To check that your mail is getting 'out', and that replies can get
> 'in':
> Send a message to:
> 
>      Echo@TU-Berlin.DE
> 
> It should reply, including a copy of your message (including headers),
> quoted
> using '>'.
> 
> [ There are probably other echo servers around, but this one seems to
> work
> ok,
> and it's probably not worth listing others here]
> 
> 2) To check that you're signed on to this mailing list:
> Send a message to:
> 
>      mxserver@bolton.ac.uk
> 
> The body of the message should be the line:
> 
>      QUERY   FTGZG-L
> 
> 
> Alun.
> alun.thomas@cbis.com
>