Re: Distribution delays on mailing lists for GNU LilyPond

[Aaron Hill]

On 2022-06-16 7:54 pm, Ian Kelling wrote:
> #3, least common: sometimes there is an issue with a specific mail
> server which causes delays. This can often be fixed. I'm happy to check
> if that is the case, just email the details of the message to
> mailman@gnu.org. If it hasn't been posted, wait at least 3 hours from
> when you sent it. Please include the message-id header, from, to,
> subject, and as close to possible the exact time it was sent including
> a timezone.

In case it helps, your very message to the list was delayed 
significantly.

Here are the relevant headers (with some details redacted):

> Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])
>   (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 
> bits))
>   (No client certificate requested)
>   by "my mail server"
>   for <"my email">; Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:02:10 +0000 (GMT)
> Received: from localhost ([::1]:60372 helo=lists1p.gnu.org)
>   by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1)
>   (envelope-from <lilypond-devel-bounces+"my email"@gnu.org>)
>   id 1o2Bbz-0005Z5-5C
>   for "my email"; Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:02:07 -0400
> Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49270)
>   by lists.gnu.org with esmtps 
> (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
>   (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <"your email">) id 1o22dr-0004L7-V8
>   for lilypond-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:27:27 -0400
> Received: from mail.fsf.org ([2001:470:142::13]:48672)
>   by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
>   (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <"your email">) id 1o22dq-0004YE-LM
>   for lilypond-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:27:26 -0400
> [...]
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:54:34 -0400
> Message-ID: <87k09g7yw2.fsf@fsf.org>

The major delay appears to happen after eggs.gnu.org hands off to 
lists.gnu.org, when lists.gnu.org gets the email a second(?) time from 
"localhost" (lists1p.gnu.org) almost ten hours later.


-- Aaron Hill