Three of my lists are pretty big, so when I post, I always have my own ping page open. IF the post seems to freeze on the posting page, I hit refresh on my ping page as fast as I can, and if it is there, I immediately close the posting page. I usually catch it in time to stop the double posts, but every once in awhile, it beats me.
Poor SJackson’s list must be HUGE. His always post three or four times.
AM, if it's a function of the number of recipients I'd do multiple pings to a smaller number if I knew what the number might be. Wouldn't help my own my comments page which becomes unmanageable, but might help everyone else.
MM - what is the difference between “ping page” and “posting page”? I don’t quite understand your method. I would like to stop hitting people two double and triple pings.