I have been told it has to do with the processing of your server.  I often
get answers to emails that never show up.  I can only find them by searching
the Conch-L archives.  All a bit of a mystery.

Tom E.

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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Andrew Grebneff
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:33 PM
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Subject: [CONCH-L] replies coming BEFORE original postings


>Just noticed that a shell I have listed as Siphonalia pfeifferi for
>many years is listed in the Compendium of Seashells as S. pfefferi.
>It isn't a typo because the author specifically says that pfeifferi
>is a misspelling.  So, this would indicate that the species was
>named after someone named Pfeffer.  I know who Pfeiffer is, but who
>is Pfeffer??

Why am I often getting replies before the original postings,
sometimes ahead by hours?
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
"There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads

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