# \*blink\* wha... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 7, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120 "2001-03-07T16:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/1 "2001-03-07T16:06:51Z")
I wake up this morning and check my email and I see this message: > [@](#): > > Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:09:33 CST [Show full headers] > To: [relic\_11@excite.com](mailto:relic_11@excite.com) > From: “Straight Dope Message Board Post Manager” \<[webmaster@straightdope.com](mailto:webmaster@straightdope.com)\> [Add to Address Book] > Subject: Reply to post ‘I want my old life back.’ > > Hello, > > \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* has just replied to your thread entitled - I want my old life back. - in the MPSIMS forum of Straight Dope Message Board. > > This thread is located at: > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61376](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61376) > > There may be other replies also, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the thread. (name removed to protect the “innocent” ;)) Standard notice, right? Look at the date. This thread has died an well deserved death. I followed the link, and no one had responded to it. It was the same as when I last replied to it. I had a buncha funky dreams last night, should I chalk this up to an extension of that, or does anyone have an explination? Please? I’m scared… ---
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/2 "2001-03-07T16:28:03Z")
My advice? Check your wallet… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=62596](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=62596)) ---
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/3 "2001-03-07T16:38:37Z")
Erm, thanks, but I don’t think thats it. Thanks anyway, though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/4 "2001-03-07T17:05:18Z")
Is the date you’ve shown us the date it was received by your e-mail server, or the date on which the e-mail was sent by the outgoing SMTP server? I see some posts in that thread on Tuesday 27 February. ---
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/5 "2001-03-07T17:15:51Z")
Must be the day it was sent, because I recieved it today, march 7th. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/6 "2001-03-07T19:03:51Z")
Well, it sounds to me like the mystery is “why did it take so long to get delivered?” Did you give a tip to your e-mailman at christmas time? That insures better service. ---
**Author:** ![relic\_11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@relic\_11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/relic_11)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blink-wha/57120/7 "2001-03-07T19:18:00Z")
Well, it _is_ excite. I had beaucoup problems with them recently. Goddamm. Lord, I hate them… Thanks Arnold. I’m going to go search for another free email service now…