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Greg Mayman wrote:
>
> > As a resident in the South Pacific, I am well aware that
> > Aussies are less evolved than their more cultured cousins
> > in the Northern Hemisphere, but that's no excuse for him
> > acting like a jerk.
> 
> I shall ignore your obviously intentional provocation, 

Come on, Aussie, you know kiwis are always having a go
at their antipodean neighbours.  My favourite is how all 
the kiwis emigrating to Australia are increasing the average 
IQs in both countries.

> The problem is that I read and answer mail OFFLINE!

So do I.  So do others on this list.

> I know that is a totally unknown thing to most people, 

Not here.

> but it is the way I work, mainly to minimize online time 
> with my dialup service

I'm on dialup too.  So are others here.

> This means that I may upload some messages on (say) Monday, 
> 
> Then on Thursday (say), I upload my replies

Why the delay?  Most of us reply to messages the same day
we get them (it takes just a minute to upload the replies).
I consider it common curtesy to reply to messages promptly.

> Next thing, someone who doesn't understand my system complains
> that he he has already answered the stuff I uploaded on Monday,
> and in my messages I uploaded on Thursday I have "completely
> ignored" what he wrote to me on Tuesday.

You could easily avoid such crossed messages by clearing your 
mail daily.