I just love how this email started out all friendly, and then bluntly gave me the boot right out of our shared flat with the marble countertops.
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com.
I’m afraid I wasn’t able to deliver your message to the following
addresses.
This is a permanent error; I’ve given up. Sorry it didn’t work out.
4.79.181.18 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 550 relaying denied for
Giving up on 4.79.181.18.
So, it doesn’t like me. It even gave up on me! I don’t think I have had anything nearly this cruel happen in the real world. Talk about a Dear John letter…
So yes, this blog is hosted on Yahoo. At first, I regretted it mightily, but then I learned that I wasn’t being forced to use their “Easy Interface” and could in fact FTP. I also found out (like yesterday) that it is possible to set up a username in order for someone to be able to troubleshoot it for me without them being able to browse my personal email account. Now we’re cool. At least I thought we were.
So why did my email server send me such a cruel message?
I was attempting to reply to a comment left in my “About” section. The commenter inquired, “What is your blog about?” in addition to leaving a blurb and link to his blog.
Since my header obviously didn’t explain it well enough, and in fact, there are times when I do wonder, I simply cut and pasted a snippet from a review of a Dean Koonz book.
It is about a harrowing journey of adventure, sacrifice, and redemption.
So, comment link-spammer dude, if you are reading this, you’ll probably have to figure it out for yourself.
Hehe, I’ve had that message from Yahoo too. One of my many many email addresses is a Yahoo one. I prefer their little message to ‘DELIVERY FAILED’ or something just as impersonal. Except they should add, ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’
The “sorry it didn’t work out” bit is the minions working the email system’s attempt at making such a rejection feel less …. robotic. Kinda over-dramatic I think.
I’d love to come up with a Rude Mailer Daemon (thing that delivers your email), things like:
“I tried delivering that email, but the address isn’t valid, learn to type properly, or even lose some weight, as you have fat fingers. Fatso”
or maybe
“The mail server rejected your request because you’ve been spamming, you naughty emailer you. Listen, however many times you email the blogosphere (I hate that word, and I hate you) to visit your blog in the vain hope that they click on your adsense, they won’t. So stop it you poor sod. Get a real job instead, like working in McDonalds, as you’re rubbish at everything else”.
Is it only me who can see a market for this?!
Poor Bloggrrl: I hear Gmail is seeing a few people, but willing to entertain new possibilities.
I think there’s a big market for such replies too, RHys…
I heard Yahoo Mail is just moody. It’ll come crawling back with it’s tail between it’s legs.
yahoo mail is going through some self esteem issues right now. he noticed you looking at Google and didn’t like it one bit. Awesome Post!
:’(
I’m sorry to hear that. If you want I can be your rebound blog, and we can engage in some meaningless sympathy linking. I’m sure it would make you feel better.
yours truly,
C “has to stand for chow” Man
Hey - I know a guy named GMail. He’ll treat you right. Notice the “G”. *nod*
Bush- Good one! I use Hotmail. Mail that’s hot.
Yahoo! broke up with me and GMail was my rebound relationship. I never knew it could be like this. It’s like a whole new world has opened up for me in ways that I didn’t even know I needed. Of course, I have gone back to Yahoo! under an assumed name but only for the TV listings. I feel so dirty but so happy.
Hey, I entered your Cow-Pie contest today with TWO entries on Blog-Blond. Check it out if you wish. Sorry to read of your heart-ache.
Hey. Hope you’re doing well. Just wanted to know that I added you on my Jet Train. Check it out and participate.
http://www.cashforcomments.com/contest-jet-train
My brothers yahoo email account won’t let him sign in and he has used it for years.
I forward important emails from my Yahoo to my Gmail address. Poor Yahoo. He knows I’m two timing, but just takes it without a word.
@Grace - Hilarious. (#):)
So many sites are VERY uncooperative for me these days. And why does every e-mail I send back to you get rejected? Do you ever get my replies because it doesn’t look like you do?
“What is your blog about”??
That’s like one step away from a “How do I leave comments?” comment.