asterisk users - Mar 2006 - Dial() cmd executing Macro - dropped audio

In 1.0.9, if I Dial() with the M option, the specified macro executes just
fine, however there is several seconds of silence - no audio transmitted to
either caller or callee. After 5 or 6 seconds (in my installation) call
audio is transmitted normally. Is this known behavior? Can't seem to find a
reference to it.

On a different topic, has anyone noticed that google searches of the type
"my query about Asterisk" site:lists.digium.com has become
increasingly
useless? It's like Google is dropping pages from the index or Digium is
pulling the pages. Someone's gotta mirror this stuff if this keeps
happening.