Re: Control absent again?

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:36:22 +0000, Tim Miller
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chris Croughton wrote:
>>
>> I replied twice to the FT request, once saying that I would put it to
>> the Committee as it was over 40 days from the RFD (46 as I recall) and
>> support didn't seem very high (that was on October 24th, the same day as
>> the request) and once with the Committee's decision on October 30th. If
>> you have sent anything since I haven't seen it.
>>
> Hmm. I've certainly not received anything. Did you reply to the
> address I sent that email from or the email address on the proposal?
> Both are valid, but they go to different mailboxes.

To the one from which the email was sent (which has the same domain as
your post but a user part which is like a mail hosting service).

> I thought it was under 40 days - do you measure it from the date of the
> proposal being published or from the last post in the thread?

It's measured from the latest RFD, if we went from the latest post some
would never expire!

>> I can't find any trace of the other one, what From address and subject
>> did you use?
>
> The same from address, and the subject line was "CFV request" I didn't
> get anything bounced back so I (rather foolishly) assumed it had got there.

Nothing at all in any of my logs. Perhaps Charles can check his.

> This one is of course certainly over the 40 day limit now! I'll take
> the opportunity to reword the proposal slightly and issue a second RFD.

OK, no problems. I've sent you a fuller reply to your posting email
address (as above)...

Chris C
.

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