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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: UUCP path cost reduction
Message-ID: <EMV.90Aug1123332@urania.math.lsa.umich.edu>
Date: 1 Aug 90 16:33:32 GMT
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In-Reply-To: lyndon@cs.athabascau.ca's message of 31 Jul 90 15:57:26 GMT

In article <11@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> lyndon@cs.athabascau.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:

   We are one of the *many* registered domains that are not connected to
   the Internet. Our MX record points at wrl.dec.com (aka decwrl)....we
   only poll them once per day, in the wee hours of the morning. Even then,
   it costs us around $.45/minute to connect. On the other hand, an excellent
   UUCP path to us can be had via the ...!ubc-cs!alberta!atha path.

This would argue that you should point your MX forwarder at alberta, if
they are able to do the proper header magic to get them to you unscathed.
(Better for the Canadian content laws too.)  In that way you will get
mail the cheapest and best way possible.  

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept <emv@math.lsa.umich.edu>