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Philip Lees
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Randomness Dec 22, 2022

expressisverbis wrote:

Today I posted a question on Kudoz.
I got the notification of the question, but I didn't get the first translation suggestion, even though I am using a different email address.
This leads me to conclude that it has nothing to do with my server, but with Proz itself.


I understand your frustration, but that conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.

For the last couple of years I've had problems with gmail blocking some of the mails I send. This relates to both business correspondence and mails to friends I've been corresponding with for years, in some cases decades. It's specifically a problem with gmail, not hotmail, yahoo, or the other big providers.

In some cases my mails were sent to spam; in others I got a message that my mail had been blocked for vague reasons; in others they just disappeared into a black hole. I found out how to whitelist mail senders on gmail, so I could inform my clients/friends when necessary.

But it wasn't all my messages, just some of them.

So there is no consistency in this. It seems to be random whether a mail service blocks an incoming mail or not. Whitelisting usually solves the problem, but not always.

By the way, I have my own web server, which includes a mail server, with its own IP address. So there is no reason why my mails should be blocked unless it's part of a wider and too-inclusive form of screening.


Christel Zipfel
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Cilian O'Tuama
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It follows! Dec 26, 2022

The site unfortunately wants traffic, nothing else. Quality doesn't count much here. My hopes were higher too,

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Cilian O'Tuama
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3 months Apr 2, 2023

More than 3 months after reporting a similar issue, I yesterday finally received an apologetic reply from the site suggesting I "verify my registered accounts". I verified both. No change. Replies still do not reach me.

They always seem to assume the weakness is at our end, while they are "pushing for a new level in quality of service". Pretty much gone to the dogz.

Maybe Henry's just not interested any longer. Understandable, I suppose.


Barbara Carrara
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Cilian, Apr 2, 2023

Cilian O'Tuama wrote:

More than 3 months after reporting a similar issue, I yesterday finally received an apologetic reply from the site suggesting I "verify my registered accounts". I verified both. No change. Replies still do not reach me.

They always seem to assume the weakness is at our end, while they are "pushing for a new level in quality of service". Pretty much gone to the dogz.

Maybe Henry's just not interested any longer. Understandable, I suppose.



That is very strange. There was actually a period not too long ago during which several members were complaining, including me. However, a few days later, things got back to normal.
I also thought for a moment that Proz didn't care with losing members, but I guess that was never the case. I believe, there is no interest in getting members to quit the site.
After all, paying members or not, if it weren't us, language professionals, this place wouldn't exist, right?
I am sure the staff will do something for you.


 
Cilian O'Tuama
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@expressisverbis Apr 5, 2023

expressisverbis wrote:

That is very strange. There was actually a period not too long ago during which several members were complaining, including me. However, a few days later, things got back to normal.

I am sure the staff will do something for you.


Thanks for your reply. The staff have been in touch. My email address (@gmx.de) seems to have been the problem. I've changed it.

Would you mind replying to this post so I can see if I receive notification of your posting. When you have a moment. Thank you.


 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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I hope you can receive this reply... Apr 5, 2023

Cilian O'Tuama wrote:

Thanks for your reply. The staff have been in touch. My email address (@gmx.de) seems to have been the problem. I've changed it.

Would you mind replying to this post so I can see if I receive notification of your posting. When you have a moment. Thank you.


I am glad the staff solved, and spotted it! Fingers crossed!


 
Cilian O'Tuama
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Thank you! Apr 5, 2023

I had to check manually to see if you had replied - no notification received. I've informed site staff.

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expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Same here Apr 5, 2023

I didn't get your reply either. On the other hand, I am being notified of my own posts here...!

 
Eva Stoppa
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Contacting your email provider Apr 6, 2023

Good morning Cilian and Forum,

some time ago, I had this very same Problem. I use a -@T-Online.de address. Site staff told me the Messages kept bouncing back and that I should contact my email Provider. I did that and they said in order to solve the Problem, they Need the reasonn for this bounce-back and I asked Proz then to send me one error Report, which they did and the Problem got solved. Maybe it is the same for gmx.de? Have yo
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Good morning Cilian and Forum,

some time ago, I had this very same Problem. I use a -@T-Online.de address. Site staff told me the Messages kept bouncing back and that I should contact my email Provider. I did that and they said in order to solve the Problem, they Need the reasonn for this bounce-back and I asked Proz then to send me one error Report, which they did and the Problem got solved. Maybe it is the same for gmx.de? Have you tried contacting their Support? I know they don't answer but on another Occasion, I contacted them and my Problem got solved almost instantly.
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Cilian O'Tuama
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Notifications off!? Apr 6, 2023

Thanks for the last two replies - I got notifications of both.

Apparently my forum tracking notifications were turned off, however that happened.

Now it just remains to be seen if I also get notifications of comments on my contributions in Kudoz.

Ciao for now,
C


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