No, it wasn't a reaction to the "Stop TechNet" thread of msgs.

The IPC mail server, operating in conjunction with the list servers used to manage
the electronic forums, is a complex system that routinely handles 100,000 messages a
day; frequently MANY more than that. There is additional network hardware and
software that must interact with this mail server.

Sometimes something fails and that happened last Thursday.  On Friday, an
administrative action was taken to limit backlog on the gateway so we didn't lose our
whole mail system.  The cause of failure isn't important right now; what's important
is that all the forums should now be back up.

IF YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE, YOU ARE STILL SUBSCRIBED AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS
REQUIRED ON YOUR PART.  (You should also be receiving regular postings.)   Thank you
all for your patience; you never know how much you'll miss something until it's gone.

I'd like to also request additional support from you.  When things don't seem to be
working correctly on one of the forums, please DON'T post to the forum asking if
something is wrong.  Instead, send your inquiry ONLY to the address in the footer
message which appears at the end of every forum posting.  Please strive to keep
postings to the forums timely and technical.

Funding and administration of these electronic forums is another of the services to
the industry provided and paid for by the member companies of your IPC through their
annual dues.  For more information on membership and benefits, please point your web
browser to http://www.ipc.org

Jack

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