[Swlug] I came, I didn't see, I went.

Fri Jul 15 11:07:07 UTC 2022

Hi Alan,

I think you must have 'digest mode' enabled in your user options for the mailing list.
You can switch this option off, which will then deliver each email to you separately.

You can log in here: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/options/swlug
If you haven't ever set a password, or if you don't know it, you can reset it here too.

In case it helps, I have uploaded a small screenshot indicating the digest option here:
https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AD0RFKamHa-S12bgHP5qVtnHAo8bTjYEyyLjYRJFq68A8paBXfuMeFmNsyW2fcHGe-U1G3CkBMDZLJsBTZo5D7d3p6B1bPL0dw

Your story triggered a memory of mine from 19 years ago, where I thought I'd attend Debian's 10th Birthday Party in Cambridge: (https://www.debian.org/News/2003/20030811 and https://wiki.earth.li/Debian10thBirthday) I had been a keen user of Debian for a couple of years already - since Debian 2.2 'Potato' https://www.debian.org/releases/potato/ and felt I'd like to join the Birthday party to show my support and meet some people involved in the movement. I got to the pub at the appointed time, but basically panicked and bolted with barely a word spoken to anybody. What was I *thinking* I asked myself. I'm not a Debian *Developer* nor a package maintainer, just a *fan*, a mere *user*. I felt I hadn't got the right t-shirt, the right educational nor career background. So I got back on my unicycle and high-tailed it out of there, sharpish, back to more familiar pastures.

These days I like to think that I'd probabaly be a little more tenacious in the same circumstances, but who knows?
Hopefully we'll have the chance to meet at another SWLUG meetup soon - If I'm there you'll probably be able to recognise me by my unicycle.

Kind regards,
Ben
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Ben Tullis
tullis at hypothetical.co.uk

On Thu, 14 Jul 2022, at 9:38 PM, Alan Gray wrote:
> Hello Ben,
> 
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> I get dozens of emails from all sources everyday. Take amazon as an example. They do an email when an item is delivered. I'll receive a parcel. The driver will key it in and and email will pop up telling me its been delivered. That's in seconds or minutes i.e it is quick. That is what I normally experience and suggests I do not have a system problem.
> 
> Swlug emails are quite different. As I understand they are accumulated and batched. That means I normally get emails sometime after the event. Typically anything posted on the afternoon of Tuesday will appear on Wednesday. I assume a similar delay occurs in the other direction
> 
> This week was unusual, in that, I had a reminder before the event. Chris's email "Swlug Digest, Vol 301, Issue 1" and dated "11/07/2022, 21:18" was actually delivered "12/07/2022, 01:55"
> 
> The next was Chris's "I'm inside, near the windows in the corner furthest from the church. If you're coming in from opposite Queen's Arcade, it'll be the area on your right." which came with your reply as "Swlug Digest, Vol 301, Issue 2" and sent "12/07/2022, 19:04" and arrived "13/07/2022, 13:00".
> 
> These delays with swlug mail are normal for me. Of course many of you have known each other for some time and have each others personal email addresses. If you use these you probably would not notice any issue.
> 
> Probably I should have been a bit more forceful, but felt a bit out on a limb as I had not said I was coming and have only met some of you once before, and some time back.
> 
> A small hat I might miss. How about a six foot blow-up penguin :-)
> 
> I obviously missed Chris and did not make enough effort later so I promise to do better next time.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alan Gray
> 
> On 14/07/2022 16:40, Ben Tullis wrote:
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> That's a shame that we didn't make contact when you were there. I'm intrigued as to why you didn't get my email and Chris' email until Wednesday, the day after the meetup. They both came through almost instantly for me.
>> 
>> Chris was there and sitting inside when I arrived just after 7:30 pm on Tuesday and one more person arrived perhaps at about 8:00 pm but more people would have been even more merry.
>> 
>> Maybe next time we can each wear a special hat or something. :-)
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Ben
>> 
>> 
>> On 14 July 2022 16:24:20 BST, Alan Gray via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I arrived at Owain a little after 7pm ( maybe 7-15)
>>> 
>>> It's a reasonable size place with a number of distinct areas and several access points. Far from crowded, there were still a fair number of people spread around, both inside and out. I had a good look outside first, then wandered around inside. No sign of anyone so I got myself a drink and sat down. About 15mins later I move outside on the church side as the interior was a bit humid. I was going to have a bite to eat, but could not book the table where I sat. There was no desperate need so I decided to make my way home.
>>> 
>>> I was interested to read Chris and Ben's email. They might have been useful, but Wednesday afternoon, when they turned up, was a bit too late!
>>> 
>>> There is clearly a problem of communication. How can things be improved?
>>> 
>>> Apologies. This has been resent as I was daft enough to send using an unregistered email address.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Alan Gray
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>> 
>>> 
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