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I don't use cricket - we rolled our own, but the main advantage I have to
SQL storage, is that the numbers don't change - when 5 seconds become 20
minute averages, your monthly numbers often change slightly, which gives the
"more alert" customers something to ask about ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Max Clark
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:02 AM
> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Bandwidth Usage Billing
>
>
> Jacob,
>
> Have you had any problems using mrtg+rrd to track this data? I guess the
> better question would be, what would advantages of using cricket over
> mrtg (or vice versa) be?
>
> Thanks,
> Max
>