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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers
Subject: Re: I hate smail
Message-ID: <4982@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 23:21:48 EST
Article-I.D.: mimsy.4982
Posted: Thu Jan  8 23:21:48 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 02:42:28 EST
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Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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>In article <32@auspyr.UUCP> joe@auspyr.UUCP (Joe Angelo) writes:
>>Even though I specify a direct path (quick and fast), all it takes is
>>one smail site to reroute the message BACK across the country ... and two
>>weeks later my 99K mail gets to me.

In article <4070@nsc.NSC.COM> tron@nsc.NSC.COM (Ronald S. Karr) writes:
>The greatest problem here is ... a lack of standardization on what
>costs should be used for map entries....

This is indeed probably the greatest problem.  One thing that I
have not seen mentioned, though, is that in some cases bouncing
across the country several times may in fact be the fastest and
cheapest route.  Some companies have dedicated, high-speed links
between (say) California and New York offices.  Going from Palo
Alto to Rochester to NYC to L.A. may be faster and less expensive
than going from Palo Alto directly to L.A.
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In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690)
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