I realize I have been a PITA over the last few days but on the off chance it's that there's a mail snafu rather than a moderation decision, can you confirm that you do, as your first aut response said, give a positive acknowledgement for declined posts? Or has that policy changed because of the weight of traffic?
If I've crossed a line it might be quicker to let me know so I can go find another place to post questions.
Thanks for your time, I appreciate the function you provide in the list.
Rejected posts are always acknowledged, and you'll usually get a reason as well (don't post in HTML, don't post large attachments etc). However: 1) If your messages are in a moderation queue (and they may well be as a new member) then depending upon time zones and which moderators are online etc, it may take half a day or so before the message is seen and moderated. 2) If you post via the gmane newsgroup then there is a delay before gmane passes the messages on to the list. 3) If the list server is busy, or your ISP is busy there may be a delay before the message travels through the list and back to your mailbox, I've seen delays of up to 3 or 4 hours for my own messages to get back to me (via the list). John.