On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Michelle Popovits wrote:
> I am just curious why it takes so long for postings to show up? I
> posted message at 12pm est and it finally showed up at 5pm -- that's 5
> hours.
>
> This posting I am writing at 5:21pm EST. I wonder how long it will take.
>
> Is it just me or is this the way that this is supposed to work?
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle
>
There are lots of variables, but the most important one is the fact that
all mail for all Apache mailing lists are hosted on the same server, which
is sending out thousands and thousands of messages per day. When it gets
backlogged, message sending can be delayed.
It's also possible that messages are being queued in a mail server
somewhere else along the path from Apache's server to your
mailbox. Setting your mail reader to show *all* the headers, and then
perusing the "Received" lines at the top, can often identify where the
bottleneck occurred -- at least on that particular message.
Craig
