From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 14 07:19:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA14083 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 14 Jul 1996 07:19:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ime.net ([204.97.248.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA14067 for ; Sun, 14 Jul 1996 07:19:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kimiko.tcguy.net (buxton-16.ime.net [206.231.148.145]) by ime.net (8.7.4/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA11848; Sun, 14 Jul 1996 10:17:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <31E9019B.190E@ime.net> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 10:18:03 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler Reply-To: tcg@ime.net Organization: The Computer Guy X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b4Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: davidg@root.com CC: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, FreeBSD-Questions Subject: Re: -questions list speed. References: <199607141252.FAA05276@root.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk David Greenman wrote: > > >> On Sat, 13 Jul 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote: > >> > >> > Is it normal for a message to take over an hour to make it's loop. > >> > >> Hm. I don't usually look at the timestamp on when my messages come back, > >> but they usually start coming in while I'm still reading mail, so I'd say > >> I get 15 minutes loop time if that. > >> > > > >I don't actually look at the stamps either, I just know when I send > >one and know when it comes back. > > > >> > Lets say I post a message to -questions, It's over an hour before > >> > I get my own message back on -questions. Is this normal. > >> > >> > I would think it would be a couple minutes at most even though I > >> > am in Maine and FreeBSD.org is in Calif. (My home state) > >> > >> Depends on load on the mail server and the intervening distribution systems. > >> > > > >I realize load is an issue, My data to FreeBSD.org does in fact > >go through MCI SuperSlowWay. > >Crusing FreeBSD for me SUXS big time during the busy times! > >I usually wait untill the middle of the night PST. > >(Way early in the AM for me, EST) > > > >I was under the impression that a sending mail host contacted the > >recieving mail host directly if possiable. > > > >Thus a minute or so to send, a minute or so to recieve. > >15 minutes I can see, Over an hour though! Seems a bit long. > > Uhh, people, look, you aren't the only ones on the mailing list. There are > several *thousand* people on these lists. It's amazing that we are able to > deliever the email the same *day*. :-) ...so please don't complain about a few > minutes of lag time. > Not complaining.. Just asking. And I agree whole heartly, It is amazing! -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848