[simpits-tech] OT: Mail out of order

[Mike Brogley]

As I understand it, this is actually a _feature_, which in case of
Global Thermonuc-u-lar Unpleasantness guarantees the SimPits list can
route our critically important emails around damaged (vaporized)
nodes, thus sustaining Civilization As We Know It(tm).

--
Mike

>From: "Wiebe, Alex" <AWiebe@online-can.com>
>To: "'simpits-tech@simpits.org'" <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
>Subject: [simpits-tech] OT: Mail out of order
>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:10:33 -0500
>
>If you are not receiving this list in digest format, it is entirely possible
>to receive messages out of order. This is OK and expected in the email
>protocol. 2 messages from a given server to a given client are not
>guaranteed to follow the same path, and hence, not guaranteed to take the
>same amount of time. This is most apparent when multiple users send
>questions / replies in quick succession.