Altair serial port update

OK. I have a question about how this list works. This message just came through today. I could swear that I saw replies to this email two days ago. There seem to be 3 or 4 people who get these emails immediately and reply to them and I don't see the originals until much later when I get 65 emails at once from this list. The last part I understand, I think, the list is moderated, and the moderator can't do this all day every day. I also see that the few guys that seem to respond early are very knowledgeable and probably deserve some special access, if that's what's going on. What am I missing? BTW - the message in this email is something I always tell my networking classes - I have learned several times the lesson to always check the physical layer first. Now if I could just remember it ... Gil ...