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From: reid@sask.UUCP (Trying to stay warm)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: No wonder ihnp4 is overloaded
Message-ID: <537@sask.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 01:13:08 EST
Article-I.D.: sask.537
Posted: Fri Dec 19 01:13:08 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Dec-86 03:21:38 EST
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
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Keywords: pathalias mail routing overload ihnp4

I just looked at the entry for ihnp4 in the UUCP map (in u.usa.il.a.2).
Everybody and his dog claims to have an hourly or better connection to
ihnp4.

As more and more people run automatic routing software, more and more
messages go through ihnp4; after all, according to pathalias it can't be
beat.  ihnp4 gets more and more load, which means it gets slower and slower
and less reliable, which means people send their mail again to try to get
through, which means ihnp4 gets more load, ...

Simple Solution #1:

Everybody stop pretending they can talk to ihnp4 every hour.  Change all the
entries in the paths database from "HOURLY" to "DAILY" (maybe even "WEEKLY",
given how it's been doing lately :-)).  Set up your mail links so that we
all make better use of network connectivity, instead of trying to force
everything through one (oh so critical) path.

 - irving "who you gonna call?" reid -
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reid@sask.uucp                     {alberta, ihnp4, utcsri}!sask!reid

Ho boys, can't you code it, and program it right...
				(Nigel Russel, "White Collar Holler")