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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
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References: <975@hou2h.UUCP> <316@utastro.UUCP> <925@mtgzz.UUCP>

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> 
> 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 ****
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> > > 
> > > 
> > >          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
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