Return-Path: Received: (qmail 34852 invoked from network); 6 Jan 2005 11:02:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Jan 2005 11:02:27 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmVOS-000Het-4W for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:33 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmVON-000Hcr-Tl for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:24 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1CmVPB-0002Cd-3h for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:02:13 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1CmVOL-0001Mu-8M for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:21 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1CmVOK-0001Ml-UE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:20 +0000 Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.231]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CmVOG-0004SI-28 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:20 +0000 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CmVOF-0003OA-00 for ; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:15 +0000 Received: from john-b5a82ea1a4 (bts-0308.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.49.52]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.12.11/8.12.11/Debian-5) with ESMTP id j06B16DA022418 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:01:14 GMT Message-ID: <200501061101090848.054AE1B8@mail.zetnet.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <002101c4f3c3$911a2ac0$0d540150@captbrian> References: <009701c4f319$3a34fe60$fe79a8c0@PCVONWALTER> <001301c4f358$a60eb5b0$6501a8c0@eagles> <001001c4f370$9d02a720$6507a8c0@Main> <000e01c4f3ac$6f8b2150$6501a8c0@eagles> <002101c4f3c3$911a2ac0$0d540150@captbrian> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.09.1098 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (K) Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:01:09 +0000 From: "John Rabson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 194.247.47.231 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of zetnet.co.uk X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: .rapid fading 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) 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