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Re: So, who IS in the MDP?
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Date: 
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:16:50 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Alexander Sack wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Tim Byrne wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics, Mike Walters wrote:
> > > In lugnet.robotics, Alexander Sack wrote:
> > > > ....LEGO hasn't even sent me a bummer email.
> > > 
> > > You're certainly not alone, Alexander, but I don't think it's a purposeful
> > > thing.  It appears that perhaps some (or all?) yahoo e-mail accounts and some
> > > (or all?) gmail accounts are not able to receive the e-mails from Lego for some
> > > reason.  Someone told me offline that there has been a problem in the past with
> > > Lego's e-mail system having gmail on a blacklist (because of spam).  The reason
> > > that you and I received the confirmation e-mail but not the rejection e-mail is
> > > possibly because the confirmation e-mail was not from Lego (it was from
> > > informative.com).
> > 
> > 
> > I have not received a "bummer email", and my address is tied to my own domain
> > that I run the email server for.  I don't have any email blocking active.  I
> > don't think there is any reason for me to be missing the email, other than LEGO
> > not sending one (I did get the confirmation email).  I don't think this can
> > simply be blamed on mail being blocked.
> 
> Oooooooh, I know what's going on here...you see what's *really* happen is that
> we are all part of the original 100, they just haven't gotten around to sending
> us an email yet (LEGO are you out there?).
> 
> Wishful thinking,
> 
> -aps

Excellent analysis.  I'll go with your theory.  It's either that or they're
waiting to send fake acceptance emails on April 1st as a cruel joke.

-Tim



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  Re: So, who IS in the MDP?
 
(...) Oooooooh, I know what's going on here...you see what's *really* happen is that we are all part of the original 100, they just haven't gotten around to sending us an email yet (LEGO are you out there?). Wishful thinking, -aps (21 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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