Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncc!augate!lyndon
From: lyndon@auvax.uucp (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: post office protocol
Message-ID: <424@aurora.auvax.uucp>
Date: 27 Dec 88 19:25:44 GMT
References: <4889@mailgw.cc.umich.edu> <578@redsox.UUCP> <423@aurora.auvax.uucp> <2070@van-bc.UUCP>
Reply-To: lyndon@auvax.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg)
Organization: Athabasca University
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In article <2070@van-bc.UUCP> sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne) writes:
 
>MMDF is(was?) supported by the EAN software.  They may be loath to admit it
>and it's not very efficent.

Maybe you mean MMDF will interface with EAN in an easier fashion than
other mailers (sendmail et al) by using seperate channels? We have the
EAN software on a tape somewhere -- I'll see just what's there ...
 
>During the day Trailblazer dialup seems to be quite competitive and nightime
>its far better (in Canada Datapac rates are not time sensitive, you
>basically pay per kpac).

For general mail traffic, Datapac is still cheaper during the day due
the the three minute minimum charge for LD. You can make your links
on demand (call as soon as the traffic queues) during the day over
Datapac due to the low setup/teardown charges. Things get real nice
if you can send packets >= 1K. You *don't* want to use it for news!
 
>Also if you need high volumes, cross country leased lines are becoming very
>affordable.
>So it will be interesting to see if there will ever be a time when using ISO
>protocols and X.25 saves us any money.

I'm still waiting to see what ISDN will do for us :-)

-- 
Lyndon Nerenberg   Computing Services   Athabasca University
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