Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncc!alberta!ubc-cs!van-bc!sl
From: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: How to eliminate the cost of over 1/5 (or more) of net traffic
Message-ID: <1754@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 14 May 88 08:32:29 GMT
References: <1616@looking.UUCP> <719@fig.bbn.com>
Reply-To: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Organization: Public Access Network, Vancouver, BC.
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In article <719@fig.bbn.com> rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) writes:
>In news.admin (<1616@looking.UUCP>), brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
>>The important thing to remember is that binaries, sources and maps are
>>not urgent, time-critical stuff.

>If this is the criteria, then we could save 90% of the current costs.

>The important thing to remember is that almost nothing that appears on
>Usenet is urgent, time-critical stuff.

I would go so far as to say that almost nothing that appears on 
Usenet is urgent, time-critical stuff -- with the *exception* of the map
data. 

If we assume for a moment that accurate map data would generate accurate
mailing paths (I said assume, it might happen someday) then it is important 
to ensure that the data is distributed on a timely basis as widely as
possible.  Usenet does a fairly good job of doing so right now, at probably
not too high a cost. 

In other words, it isn't to improbable to assume that the increased cost of
running the map data over Usenet could be more than compensated for by 
the reduced costs of routing mail of shorter or correct routes.




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