>> >> No, that wouldn't explain why followup messages are appearing before the >> original postings. > > Correct. I was trying to explain why the dates are not sequential. > > As to the order of the messages (followups appearing before the original > message), we have very little control over this. We post messages in the > order that they are sent to us. If a site upstream from us changes the > order, or the 2 messages take different paths to reach us (as strange as > this sounds, it does happen), there's little we can do to correct it. > OH! Okay, that makes sense. Thanks your time and patience.