Re: Mail history, Comments re the packet radio discussion
John Levine via Internet-history <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.culture.internet.history |
|---|---|
| Organization | Taughannock Networks |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
It appears that Bob Purvy via Internet-history <[email protected]> said: >I once heard that in Victorian England, at least some parts of it, the post >was delivered four times a day. Multiple deliveries a day were common in the US until 1950: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/daily-deliveries-down-to-one-1950 >Thus you *could* carry on a lengthy debate >with someone that only took a few days. I've heard one could send a friend an invitation for lunch first thing in the morning, and expect a reply the same morning so you knew whether he'd be coming. I guess e-mail is still usually faster than that. But not always. R's, John -- Internet-history mailing list [email protected] https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-history - Unsubscribe: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9b6ef0621638436ab0a9b23cb0668b0b?The%20list%20to%20be%20unsubscribed%20from=Internet-history