Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!clyde!cuae2!ihnp4!alberta!sask!reid From: reid@sask.UUCP (Trying to stay warm) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: No wonder ihnp4 is overloaded Message-ID: <539@sask.UUCP> Date: Sat, 20-Dec-86 13:30:56 EST Article-I.D.: sask.539 Posted: Sat Dec 20 13:30:56 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Dec-86 20:37:26 EST References: <537@sask.UUCP> Reply-To: honey@dwon.uucp Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 31 Keywords: pathalias mail routing overload ihnp4 Summary: forwarded posting from honey@dwon about pathalias and such things In article <537@sask.UUCP>, reid@sask.UUCP (Trying to stay warm) writes: ... > 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 :-)). [this is a forwarded posting from someone who doesn't run netnews] >From ihnp4!umich!dwon!honey Sat Dec 20 08:48:49 1986 if ihnp4 were to adjust their data as you suggest, the new figures would propagate into routes, and the reduced load on ihnp4 would suggest a smaller value, possibly less than HOURLY. (this is called overdamping.) oh well. to ihnp4's credit, they used to advertise DEMAND, but adjusted upwards for more accurate data. someone, i think kre, hacked in a pathalias option that adds a penalty to the cost of all paths through a given site (as in pathalias -a ihnp4 ...). this allows tweaking the paths without mucking with the input files. somday, i'll re-post pathalias to mod.sources, and everyone will have this capability. i don't run netnews anymore, so i'd appreciate it if you'd post this to net.mail for me. peter -- reid@sask.USask reid@sask.uucp {alberta, ihnp4, utcsri}!sask!reid Ho boys, can't you code it, and program it right... (Nigel Russel, "White Collar Holler")