It has to do with the topology of the web - if you are web-wise closer to the responder than the original sender you can receive the answer before the question - even if both answer and question go only to the list.
I learned this suscribed to SAS-L when I was at UF - I was downstream from Bob Hamer (then at VCU) who, at the time, seemed to answer many of the questions on SAS-L. He would get the questions quickly because at VCU he was (web-wise) close to a source of sending - I would always get his responses before the original question because he was my nearest neighbor on the web - after he moved to Rutgers the whole phenomenon stopped (and if I recall John Williams became primary answerer). I wondered how long it would take before someone on this list asked about it. I see the answer before question phenomenon on this list quite strongly and for me it is often Spencer Graves' answer I see first - like this one :) Bob -----Original Message----- From: Spencer Graves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:13 PM To: Jim Brennan Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] Order of messgaes/ missing messages Might this depend on whether someone responds to all or only to the list? If one responds to all, then the originator should receive 2 copies, If s/he subscribes to the list. The copy via the list is often delayed hours by the listserve. Might this explain the issue? spencer graves Jim Brennan wrote: >I am curious as to why I quite often receive responses to questions on >the help before receiving the actual question. > For example Mr Graves has responded to Mr Lumley's response to Mr Wegelin yet I ave not received Mr. Lumley's post while I have received the other two. > >Cheers, > >Jim > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >______________________________________________ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide! >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
