=doc #15638 clarify message ordering rule

add a missing reference to the fact that it only applies to messages sent directly
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Roland Kuhn 2014-08-13 17:31:42 +02:00
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@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ Discussion: Message Ordering
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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``