Re: Wow! Extremely sorry for the multiple postings :(

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Charlie wrote:
>
> >In my case, I had been having trouble with my news-server (I've since got a
> >new
> >one) and when my post didn't show up after a few minutes I posted again.  It
> >still didn't show up so after several hours I figured I'd give it another
> >try.
> >No luck.  I tried one more time and then in frustration gave up.  The next
> >day
> >there they were, all four messages.
> >
> >As to what actually causes it, I think this is one of those things that mere
> >mortals are not meant to know.
>
> This is quite common behavior.
>
> Always assume that your posting has "gotten out" unless you don't
> see it a couple of days later.
>
> Different servers have different ways of deciding when a posting is
> visible, and propagation times have a large variance.

Yes, I agree, I learned it the hard way.

Charlie