Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!rick
From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Can someone explain the relationship between domains and uucp?
Summary: fair share
Message-ID: <44379@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Date: 19 Jul 88 21:57:28 GMT
References: <1830@stpstn.UUCP> <2254@epimass.EPI.COM> <568@bnlux0.bnl.gov> <1111@ficc.UUCP>
Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA
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The logic is rather straightforward. There is a limit to how much third
party traffic uunet's paying customers are willing to pass through.

Most of them will tolerate a small amount, but none of them are
willing to pay for everyone elses mail traffic.

In addition, arpanet and non-northamerican sites dont pay at all, so
there's not "income" from them. Most canadian sites only pay
a flat monthly membership fee and no usage fee. Theres no income from them
either - Just extra load.