Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!dave
From: dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: problems with att multiple-machine approach?
Message-ID: <1988Sep23.105347.652@lsuc.uucp>
Date: 23 Sep 88 14:53:43 GMT
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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My understanding of the "att" multi-machine setup is that
each of the three machines (Ohio, New Jersey and Illinois)
calls itself "att", and whoever happens to call you first
will pick up any mail addressed to/through "att".  Fine.

Now, what happens if your dialin isn't working for a few
days, but your dialout is fine?  OK, you think.  You poll
all the sites that you talk to, so anything pending will
go through.  But what happens if you normally call the Ohio
"att" for your mail, but there's a ton of mail waiting for
you on the New Jersey "att"?  Will it ever reach you?
Should you have to call all three "att" machines if your
dialin is often busy or down?  The three don't share the
same /usr/spool, do they?

David Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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