In a message to All dated 18 May 97 03:43, Vaughan Dodd writes:
 VD> I've noticed a lengthy delay from the
 VD> time that messages are dated to
 VD> when they circulate around the world. 
 VD> Am seeing messages dated 17 May
 VD> which look as if they were written
 VD> perhaps a month ago. =20
Some of these may have been mine. I download .qwk packets and 
upload .rep packets. Sometimes I start replying to the messages in 
a packet but get side-tracked and don't call NFB-net for a long 
while but don't bother to delete the messages scheduled to be sent 
as replies because I figure the material is still relevent -- 
after all, *I* sent it (big grin).
 VD> Is the problem with the Fidonet to
 VD> Internet gateway as messages coming
 VD> via the internet (which is how they
 VD> get here) seem to be saling
 VD> through.  Should the NFB scale back
 VD> its Fido service and concentrate
 VD> on the Internet?  Obviulsy - i'm not
As I say, don't think that's the problem. The problem is with guys 
like me who don't reply to their messages quickly enough and who 
have subscribed to a large enough number of mailing lists on the 
Internet that we didn't want to subscribe to more (grin).
Mike Freeman; Internet: mikef@pacifier.com; Amateur Radio Callsign: K7UIJ
President, National Federation of the Blind of Washington
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