Ubuntu 8.10 applets not saving properties - sounds + NetManager

[Thorny]

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:01:58 -0300, Derek Broughton posted:

> Thorny wrote:
> 
>> Aw gee Derek, you didn't notice my headers, I use gmane too.
> 
> I didn't even look, because I don't think it matters.  The point is not
> how you or I get the feed, but that the feed can be delayed, and just
> because one person has seen responses to a post doesn't mean that
> everybody else has.
> 
>> I use it
>> through a time-limited dialup in a remote location and service drops
>> often even when connected, so I understand your point.
>> 
>> I only mentioned this because lately I've noticed a lag from you in one
>> case of 5 hours, which probably wasn't due to weather.
> 
> No, I didn't mention that I also use leafnode, on a one-hour cycle. 
> That's not a huge issue, but what I _should_ do is figure out a way to
> push the outgoing posts immediately before hibernation, because I
> routinely suspend the machine while there are still messages to send.  If
> it's late at night, the response could end up delayed much more than 5
> hours.

I remembered you having mentioned leafnode previously, either here or on
another list. All good discussion. Thanks.