Posted by Michael B. Trausch on 04/23/06 22:47

Jerry Stuckle wrote in <KtOdnWsKY78PDtbZnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com> on Sun
April 23 2006 11:50:
>
> And it's even worse form to criticize someone for repeating the content of
> YOUR OWN post 12 minutes after you posted it.
>
> This is not a "I got the right answer first" contest. This is about
> helping each other.
>

I agree with you on that. Now, I didn't realize that the lag was 12 whole
minutes -- that's atypical for many networks these days, even Usenet.
Often, I can post something to Usenet and find it on Google Groups within
five minutes of my having posted it. Thus, it didn't seem unreasonable to
me to prompt Gordon to check prior to posting. It would seem that he is
not to blame for not checking; rather, his NNTP spooling service is a bit
behind on getting the feeds from Usenet.

Looking at their web site, it could also be a slowdown caused by their
Usenet spam filtration software or something similar; either way, that's a
great deal of lag. :( It isn't the 1980s anymore. <g>

- Mike

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