From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 12, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: where does email go if not delievered?
>
> Leo,
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> Within the last 24 hours I was expecting an important email
> through my hotmail account and even made a new folder for it
> to be filtered into. I was unaware, however, that this
> particular email address was also on my blocked address list.
> After much searching on the net, I believe that this email
> would of never got to me, probably due to the fact that I
> confused my hotmail account. Is there anyway that I can find
> this email? Is it floating around somewhere for me to somehow
> find or is it totally dead and unretrievable? I can't find an
> answer anywhere
While it's possible that it's taking a long time to deliver
(mail server slow downs can, sometimes, cause mail to be
delayed by days) - the fact that it was on your blocked
address list means that it was either bounced back to the
sender, or discarded. In either case, there's nothing you can
do.
Thanks for asking,
Leo