Me too. I sort the messages by subject and then date received, and I often see the responses before the original question.
I don't think it's unique to this list, though. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: ltiu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:53 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: OT: Why do I receive the mails late? > > > Yes. This is very normal for me as well. > > Naveen Nahata wrote: > > I receive the mails of this late after a long delay approx > 1-2 hours. Is this > > common? > > > > Sometimes i get the reply first and then i get the question > > > > Regards > > Naveen > > > -- > ltiu > OCP 9i DBA > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: ltiu > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).