In article ,
(Stewart Robert Hinsley) wrote:

UseNet is not a perfectly reliable medium; posts get lost once in a
while.

It's also subject to delays. This is because posts wander from server to
server. For example, your post reached me via this "path"

news.itconsult.net!usenet.net.nz!newsfeeds.ihug.co .nz!ihug.co.nz!newsfee
d.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.vmunix.org!peer-uk.news.demon.net!kibo.ne
ws.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!meden.demon.co .uk

So from one UK person to another, it went via New Zealand, Japan, and
Germany!

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/