Thanks for the answers. It is interesting. I had thought everything would go to a central server and then be sent out in order from there, but I guess I just don't get the topology of the web. :-) I think there may be other issues though, since sometimes there are very long, what seem like random, delays. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baskin, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Spencer Graves'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim Brennan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:38 PM Subject: RE: [R] Order of messgaes/ missing messages
> 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
