On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Russell McMahon wrote:

*>> *>Mail delivery times are an inverse function of distance involved.
*>>
*>> On which planet ? Surely not on this one.
*>
*>That was, of course, meant in jest BUT it sometimes seems to work
*>(surprisingly).

In my experience mail on this planet either does not arrive at all or
takes a time computed as T = mailhops * k1 + k2 where k2 is a large random
number. This mostly applies to snail mail (non airmail). have seen 3+
months for a plain letter between Canada and here, more than once. It
would have gotten here faster by sailing ship I think.

Peter

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