Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!littlei!intelisc!omepd!uoregon!dboyes
From: dboyes@uoregon.UUCP (David Boyes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: I have seen other plea's but add my own.
Message-ID: <1598@uoregon.UUCP>
Date: 23 Feb 88 08:46:47 GMT
References: <8802202217.AA23139@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: dboyes@drizzle.UUCP (David Boyes)
Organization: University of Oregon, Computer Science, Eugene OR
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In article <8802202217.AA23139@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MALLETT@HLSDNL5.BITNET (Keep cool; process promptly) writes:
>        asking what is happening to info-vax, at this site in
>        stopped!
>
>        Can someone please let me know what is going to happen?
>     *  Name:  Nigel Mallett            *  Phone: Int + 31 + 70435554   *
>     *  Postbus 421,                    *  MALLETT@HLSDNL50 (Bitnet)    *

Well, it's quite simple. There is ONE BITNET link between the US and
Europe (thanks a lot, BITNIC...grr). This list generates between 300
and 500 messages PER DAY (counting all multiple copies for stupid
mailers, local servers, inter-server distributions, etc.)
. With all the other semi-important traffic that has to pass through
this link, files queue up -- about 6000 or so. You can only push data
through a line so fast.

Thus, all this has to work it's way through the queues. This is
EXACTLY why this group should be digested. The volume is just TOO
high.

Once more, I volunteer to digest this group -- any takers?


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