I had the same experience some years ago. Got an important article within a few minutes of asking. This is the digital age after all.
From: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces@list.indology.info] on behalf of Klaus Karttunen via INDOLOGY [indology@list.indology.info]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 12:51 PM
To: Indology
Subject: [INDOLOGY] Gauḍapāda
Dear Colleagues,
this is fantastic. In half an hour I got three ansẃers. My warmest thatnks to you, Antonio, Victor and Madhav. I well remember the time, when, with a problem like this, I should have visited the library, filled the distant loan order and wait for one
or two weeks for the book to come.
Best,
Klaus
Klaus Karttunen
South Asian and Indoeuropean Studies
Asian and African Studies, Department of World Cultures
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00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND
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