Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mimsy!chris 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 References: <14227@amdcad.UUCP> <32@auspyr.UUCP> <4070@nsc.NSC.COM> Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Lines: 19 >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. -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690) UUCP: seismo!mimsy!chris ARPA/CSNet: chris@mimsy.umd.edu