Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!ucsd!ucsdhub!esosun!seismo!uunet!ateng!chip From: chip@ateng.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: A bigger problem (was: Mail survey #1) Message-ID: <1988Sep6.123939.21743@ateng.uucp> Date: 6 Sep 88 16:39:39 GMT References: <4753@b-tech.UUCP> <3722@rayssd.ray.com> Reply-To: chip@ateng.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg) Organization: A T Engineering, Tampa, FL Lines: 29 Oh, this is rich. According to gmp@rayssd.ray.com (Gregory M. Paris): >This brings up what I think is a much bigger problem than the active >rerouter problem that's gotten so much airplay in this group. >... sites that claim low-cost links that aren't low-cost ... Yes, this can be a problem. But wait! He proceeds to write: >Often, the problem can be two or three hops away, and admins at these >sites sometimes don't know what they're doing, or don't put any >priority on making somebody else's mail work. So even the proponents of active routing must admit: Sysadmins don't always know what they're doing. Let's expand that sentence: Sysadmins THAT WRITE MAP ENTRIES don't always know what they're doing. So even if the world maps were propagated instantaneously, they would *still* be wrong. Can we all agree on this point? It does seem so obvious. -- Chip Salzenberg or A T Engineering My employer may or may not agree with me. The urgent leaves no time for the important.