Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site randvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!randvax!edhall From: edhall@randvax.ARPA (Ed Hall) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.news Subject: Re: A long way to Tipperary (or qubix) Message-ID: <1669@randvax.ARPA> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 06:09:24 EST Article-I.D.: randvax.1669 Posted: Mon Feb 6 06:09:24 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 23:49:16 EST References: <809@qubix.UUCP> Organization: Rand Corp., Santa Monica Lines: 27 ----------------------------- That's bizzare! Larry Bickford posts the header of article of mine, and the date of posting in that header is FORTEEN DAYS later than the day I actually posted it. This is what Larry received: Message-ID: <1640@randvax.ARPA> Date: Sun, 5-Feb-84 21:40:39 PST Article-I.D.: randvax.1640 Posted: Sun Feb 5 21:40:39 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 27-Jan-84 18:30:47 PST And this is what a peek at /usr/spool/news reveals: Message-ID: <1640@randvax.ARPA> Date: Sun, 22-Jan-84 21:40:39 PST Article-I.D.: randvax.1640 Posted: Sun Jan 22 21:40:39 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Jan-84 21:40:39 PST So, Larry, whatever the reason was for your receiving the article `9 days before the author posted it', you'll have to blame one of the 22 other sites the message visited... -Ed `well-traveled' Hall decvax!randvax!edhall