puder@logic.DEC (Karl Puder) (05/25/84)
Some versions of UUCP (the file transfer program that underlies most of
Usenet) are set up to prioritize the file transfers by file size. Thus, a
small reply can get sent before the large base article.
Karl.
USPS: Karl Puder, HL02-3/E09, DEC AITG, 77 Reed Road, Hudson, MA, 01749
phone: (617)568-4979 | ARPA: puder%logic.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA
DTN: 225-4979 | EasyNET: LOGIC::PUDER
UUCP: puder%logic.DEC@decwrl.UUCP
UUCP: ...!{ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-logic!puder