So I’m sending an email to someone that I’ve never met. Don’t want to give the impression of being a dork or a stalker. I’m semi-satisfied with the content so I click send and look away for a minute. I look back and my email client is checking for incoming mail and the little wheels spin. And spin. And spin. Timeout. WTF? After a brief examination, I find that my hosting service had a brief hiccup in the server. Unfortunately I have no way of knowing if my email was sent successfully.
So now I’m in limbo. If I don’t get a reply, did a) my email never get sent, or b) the target never checks that email account, or c) the target blew me off. I just have to wait and wonder.
Aargh.