From 8ac109dda0d55199f77cf66e2b9d1d4adf540dd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Roland Kuhn Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:31:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] =doc #15638 clarify message ordering rule add a missing reference to the fact that it only applies to messages sent directly --- akka-docs/rst/general/message-delivery-reliability.rst | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/general/message-delivery-reliability.rst b/akka-docs/rst/general/message-delivery-reliability.rst index b45daa8d7f..4bdcb693a6 100644 --- a/akka-docs/rst/general/message-delivery-reliability.rst +++ b/akka-docs/rst/general/message-delivery-reliability.rst @@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ Discussion: Message Ordering ---------------------------- The rule more specifically is that *for a given pair of actors, messages sent -from the first to the second will not be received out-of-order.* This is -illustrated in the following: +directly from the first to the second will not be received out-of-order.* The +word *directly* emphasizes that this guarantee only applies when sending with +the `tell` operator to the final destination, not when employing mediators or +other message dissemination features (unless stated otherwise). + +The guarantee is illustrated in the following: Actor ``A1`` sends messages ``M1``, ``M2``, ``M3`` to ``A2``