Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: uunet, billing, overload ?
Message-ID: <1988Jul28.165953.6782@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <31240@philabs.Philips.Com> <379@uport.UUCP> <10352@ncc.Nexus.CA> <1917@stpstn.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 88 16:59:53 GMT

In article <1917@stpstn.UUCP> aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
>Am I missing something?  Wouldn't calling uunet via Tymnet, as recommended,
>be cheaper than dialing them directly?

Quite possibly not, if you're doing the direct call with a Trailblazer
modem.  Tymnet is an expensive way to ship bulk data, because they charge
for volume as well as for connect time.  The effective hourly rate for
bulk data movement over Tymnet is much higher than you'd think, once you
add in the per-byte or per-packet charges.
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