Websites ....

[Raquel]

I am posting this message through Google groups. It has been my
experience that my messages appear on this Google group, quite a few
hours after I have posted them. Sometimes, what we need is an urgent
response, which is obviously not there because of the time lag between
posting and actual appearance.

I have also noticed that the messages I post also appear on several
other sites (like www.webservertalk.com, www.codecomments.com). Is the
response on these sites 'quicker' than it is on Google groups (in
other words, if I were to post messages on these sites, will they
appear faster on the net)?

Which site do most people in the group use for an expedited
response.

TIA
Raquel.

[Mark A]

"Raquel" <ra****************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9a**************************@posting.google.c om...

I am posting this message through Google groups. It has been my
experience that my messages appear on this Google group, quite a few
hours after I have posted them. Sometimes, what we need is an urgent
response, which is obviously not there because of the time lag between
posting and actual appearance.

I have also noticed that the messages I post also appear on several
other sites (like www.webservertalk.com, www.codecomments.com). Is the
response on these sites 'quicker' than it is on Google groups (in
other words, if I were to post messages on these sites, will they
appear faster on the net)?

Which site do most people in the group use for an expedited
response.

TIA
Raquel.

Most people use the news server provided by their ISP, which normally
provides nearly instant postings. Some ISP's don't offer newsgroups or
charge extra for them. As you mentioned, Google is delayed a few hours,
since it is primarily designed as an archive.