Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ecsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!hes From: hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.news Subject: Re: Re: Fear and Loathing on the Clouds Message-ID: <728@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Nov-85 20:43:36 EST Article-I.D.: ecsvax.728 Posted: Sun Nov 10 20:43:36 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Nov-85 07:42:50 EST Organization: NC State Univ. Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.news.group:4511 net.news:4345 A number of people have said things like: > The so-called "backbone" might include quite a few more > sites, spaced closer together to avoid those long-distance calls. However, note that crossing the country in 10 hops is not only not less than doing it in 1, it is much more expensive. Long distance calls are surprising distance insensitive (especially at night rates) - and in many cases an in-state call will cost more than a longer out-of-state call. (This gets very complicated fast!) While I am in favor of optimizing the net (and apple pie, etc.) I do not think that adding "backbone" sites will help much, if at all. --henry schaffer n c state univ