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From: randy@m2xenix.psg.com (Randy Bush)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: UUNET Problems
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.062226.24800@m2xenix.psg.com>
Date: 14 Jun 91 06:22:26 GMT
References: <1CE00001.hv3cvx@tbomb.ice.com>
Organization: Pacific Systems Group, Portland Oregon US
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> Uh, I would not be so certain. It is certainly possible that UUNET
> can feed CompuServe at full bandwidth, and that the CS network has
> a bottleneck on its way to you. Some person at CompuServe should be
> able to help verify their network's bandwidth.

Are we talking uucp-g layered over X.25?  This is not going to be something to
write home to Mom about.  My experience of layering over X.25 is that seatbelts
are not required.

> Doesn't this sort of suggest that the problem is with CS?
> Are you able to dial in direct for comparison? If the direct connection
> is very slow, then it is obviously a swamped CPU.

I have timed CI$ vs. direct.  It came out just as UUNET suggested it might.
Evenings it is marginally cheaper then direct PEP, as the CI$ rate has fallen
far more than the telco.  But all other times go direct PEP.  Your mileage will
vary. 

randy
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