Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!crs From: crs@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: LATE POSTINGS! Message-ID: <28309@lanl.ARPA> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 10:00:27 EDT Article-I.D.: lanl.28309 Posted: Mon Jul 15 10:00:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 21:09:59 EDT Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 45 References: <975@hou2h.UUCP> <316@utastro.UUCP> <925@mtgzz.UUCP> > > > Command: followup > Newsgroups: net.astro > To: bill@utastro.UUCP > Subject: Re: LATE POSTINGS! > Distribution: > References: <975@hou2h.UUCP> <316@utastro.UUCP> > > **** This line reserved for the slithy line-eater **** > > > > > > > > > > I always enjoy reading the postings on net.astro and > > > net.astro.expert, but why are all the articles about > > > stardates that are usually ten days old. I read the > > > net everyday, and there are postings for dates three > > > or four days old. Why not come up to date people???? > > > > The Stardate postings are posted on the same day that they are > > broadcast on the radio. They are posted to USENET as a service > > to its readers. It would be unfair to the broadcasters > > (who pay for Stardate) if it were to be posted earlier. > > Unfortunately, there is an unavoidable propagation delay in the > > net, and the farther you are from utastro, the later you will > > read Stardate. > > > The delay you mention is unpleasant, but how can you complain about > *free* information? The folks at UTA are doing a superb job! > > Don Gillespie > AT&T-IS Labs (Holmdel) > [inhp4]!mtgzz!deg They certainly are -- and we receive them here (Northern New Mexico) on (usually) the date they are broadcast. Charlie -- Charlie Sorsby ...!{cmcl2,ihnp4,...}!lanl!crs crs@lanl.arpa