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Re: Off Topic -- Replies Seen Before Original Message

From: Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:19:53 -0400
Message-Id: <10527.109162@fatcity.com>


Occasionally, I have seen the same behavior, though not too often.

Igor Neyman
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

> Listers,
>
> My first inclination is to wonder if my ISP is having problems; but,
before
> going to them, I was wondering if others are seeing replies to messages
> prior to the original message appearing on the list. I have seen this
happen
> quite a bit during the last few days. Just today, I saw a handful of
> responses to the "Would You Let Them Do That" thread before the original
> question arrived in my mailbox (about 3 or 4 hours later).
>
> I suspect my ISP (they were just bought by another company and went
through
> some major changes). But, I suppose it is possible for the list server to
> forward mails to some people and kind of foul up and forward them to
others
> on the list later. Or, it could be something in between my ISP and their
> upstream providers, etc. So, before I give my ISP a call and ask them to
> look into it, I thought I would ask if anyone else is seeing this
behavior.
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry G. Elkins
> The Elkins Organization Inc.
> elkinsl_at_flash.net
> 214.954.1781
>
> --
> Author: Larry G. Elkins
> INET: elkinsl_at_flash.net
>
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