On Fri, 4 Apr 1997 JordanView@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-04-04 22:08:35 EST, CLZIBERT@aol.com writes:
> 
> << I am definitely seeing a delay.  It takes 3-5 hours for my posts to return
> to my E-mail box. >>
> 
> yeah. maybe it's an aol thing.
> Any other aol members notice the same thing?

I'm sure it's an aol thing; my posts usually show up before I have time 
to log off.  I understand aol "pools" outbound e-mail and then 
periodically sends it as a batch out to the internet.  Remember, when 
you're on aol you're in their little gated community.

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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