Return-Path: Received: (qmail 52911 invoked from network); 6 Jan 2005 19:27:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Jan 2005 19:27:15 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmdHB-000Ksv-0k for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:26:29 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.3] (helo=ptb-mxcore03.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmdHA-000Kss-U6 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:26:28 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1CmdHv-000CLb-4h for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:27:15 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1CmdHd-0003Ym-BY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:26:57 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1CmdHc-0003Yd-Ui for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:26:57 +0000 Received: from mailhost.ntl.com ([212.250.162.8] helo=mta09-winn.mailhost.ntl.com) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CmdHY-0006ye-Pw for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:26:56 +0000 Received: from aamta01-winn.mailhost.ntl.com ([212.250.162.8]) by mta09-winn.mailhost.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20050106192647.PWLO22154.mta09-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@aamta01-winn.mailhost.ntl.com> for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:26:47 +0000 Received: from captbrian ([80.1.84.204]) by aamta01-winn.mailhost.ntl.com with SMTP id <20050106192646.RGMR15415.aamta01-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@captbrian> for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:26:46 +0000 Message-ID: <00ab01c4f425$fa6978c0$58540150@captbrian> From: "captbrian" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <009701c4f319$3a34fe60$fe79a8c0@PCVONWALTER><001301c4f358$a60eb5b0$6501a8c0@eagles><001001c4f370$9d02a720$6507a8c0@Main><000e01c4f3ac$6f8b2150$6501a8c0@eagles><002101c4f3c3$911a2ac0$0d540150@captbrian> <200501061101090848.054AE1B8@mail.zetnet.co.uk> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:29:01 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 212.250.162.8 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of ukonline.co.uk X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: LF: Carl Sagan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Ahhh! I was hoping someone was going to tell me the name of the book.. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Rabson To: Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:01 AM Subject: Re: LF: Re: .rapid fading On 06/01/2005 at 07:44 captbrian wrote: [ ... ] >To be not quite so serious, Long delays on radio signals were explained >(but >only in a novel ) by Carl Sagan long ago - but I can never locate the name >of the book to re-read it. > >They are ' due to earth signals being detected by unmanned alien >repeater-satellites left in a far out earth-orbit long ago to monitor earth >creature developments. Long ago (1970?), New Scientist had a piece on this. John G3PAI