Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/10/04/03:27:25
On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, John M. Aldrich wrote:
> > I notice that postings seem to be a day or two (or three) later in the
> > newsgroup than in the mailing list. I'll have to see if that's an
> > acceptable tradeoff.
>
> Depends on whether they are posted first to the mailing list or the
> newsgroup. Since DJ's server does not have a really fast connection,
> the mirroring process takes a little while.
Don't forget the news propagation delays, which probably are the real
reason. Unlike email which travels immediately (provided that the
addressee machine is on-line), news propagate through the NNTP servers'
hierarchy, which takes time. Two days is quite usual, AFAIK.
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