Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 14:06:01 -0400 From: Patrick Ferguson <patrick@chloe.dmv.com> To: Bryan Ogawa at Work <bogawa@netvoyage.net> Cc: Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>, Bruce Bauman <boot@mosquito.com> Subject: Re: POP timeout Message-ID: <XFMail.960513140600.patrick@chloe.dmv.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.92.960510131610.8315D-100000@digital.netvoyage.net>
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First, I'd like to say that I had accidentally started this thread because I was messing with the settings on XFmail and it was sending the mail as soon as I clicked on the reply to button. However, I'm glad I did because several of the message have explained why using pop has been so difficult.>situation leads to disk thrashing as a simple (and reasonably fast, on >their end, as the pop client only sends new mail) check new mail every 4 >minutes generates huge disk bandwidth. > >Other than telling customers DON'T DO THAT, do you guys have any other >suggestions? > >> > >> >-- >> > Jason Fesler jfesler@calweb.com >> > Admin, CalWeb Internet Services jfroot@calweb.com >> > I like my Usenet over ice, please. http://www.gigo.com >> > Disclaimer: My /dev/null can beat your /dev/null any day. >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Patrick Ferguson - Systems Administrator patrick@dmv.com >> DelMarVa OnLine! - Salisbury, MD >> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- >> Version: 2.6.2 >> >> mQBNAzGBrOQAAAECALpR8GMUAXnKbr9LeXVv18Q8y/n1NM1+YS8ffP/5HvM0gyso >> F1T9+gcGvb3L2nFwj+wnig0UQY93vXqhXPoFN4UABRG0IlBhdHJpY2sgRmVyZ3Vz >> b24gPHBhdHJpY2tAZG12LmNvbT4= >> =AgnQ >> -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- >> >> > >Bryan K. Ogawa >Questions or Problems with NetVoyage? help@netvoyage.net >Check out the NetVoyage HelpWeb at.. <URL: http://www.netvoyage.net/~help/>; > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Ferguson - Systems Administrator patrick@dmv.com DelMarVa OnLine! - Salisbury, MD -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQBNAzGBrOQAAAECALpR8GMUAXnKbr9LeXVv18Q8y/n1NM1+YS8ffP/5HvM0gyso F1T9+gcGvb3L2nFwj+wnig0UQY93vXqhXPoFN4UABRG0IlBhdHJpY2sgRmVyZ3Vz b24gPHBhdHJpY2tAZG12LmNvbT4= =AgnQ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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