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>> 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.