[sf-lug] iris.well.com is unknown

[James Stockford]

The subject is "iris.well.com is unknown"

I have not mentioned wifi in the previous post.
For sure it is not wifi because my laptop only
lets me use a wired connection to my internet
access device.

On 1/9/19 9:22 PM, Michael Paoli wrote:
>> From: "James Stockford" <jim at well.com>
>> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Wi-Fi woes
>> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 12:27:04 -0800
>
>> I've discovered another post-disaster symptom
>> that may relate:
>
> Update the Subject: header
> JS: Already done.
>
>> I use Thunderbird to get my email from
>> The Well's email server, iris.well.com
>> JS: should have written "I used to use...."
>>
>> Now I click to reply to an email, write
>> my comment, then click the Send button.
>> The system responds with a message that
>> iris.well.com is unknown.
>
> Absolutely nothing about that inherently related to Wi-Fi.
> If you were on a perfectly fine operating computer on hardwired LAN,
> with find Internet access, etc., and got that message, would you presume
> it was Wi-Fi?  No.
> So, no reason to presume it's Wi-Fi.
> JS: my laptop does not use wifi, only wired access.
>
> So, how 'bout an updated to ye olde Subject: header,
> maybe something like:
> Subject: DNS: iris.well.com is unknown
>
> Or if you don't now if it's a DNS issue or not, how 'bout:
> Subject: iris.well.com is unknown
> JS: yes, that is the current subject.
>
> So, my reply to:
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Wi-Fi woes
>> iris.well.com is unknown
>
> Not a Wi-Fi problem, please accurately state relevant facts.
>
>
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