Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!xenitec!edhew From: edhew@xenitec.uucp (Ed Hew) Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions Subject: Re: Signature files (LONG) Summary: the 'NET is larger than you think Message-ID: <1989Aug19.061355.13605@xenitec.uucp> Date: 19 Aug 89 06:13:55 GMT References: <15046@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <549@buster.UUCP> Reply-To: edhew@xenitec.UUCP (Ed Hew) Followup-To: news.newusers.questions Distribution: na Organization: Xenitec Consulting Services, Kitchener, ON Lines: 26 In article <549@buster.UUCP> rli@buster.UUCP (Buster Irby) writes: >TB+ variety, that still means that one 10 line signature will >cost the network a total of $2.20 (1000 sites * $0.0022). How >many of those do *you* think we should tolerate? Your arithmetic is generous. Methinks actual costs are higher. > 800 char * 4200 sites = 3,360,000 bytes ^^^^ Seems a tad low in the number here. Ummm, a wc on my paths file tells me: 18590 37180 882235 /usr/lib/uucp/paths Also let's not forget about the gatewayed or overseas networks: internet, ARPANET, BITNET, DECNET, JAnet, FIDONET, EUnet....... and others. I've heard believable numbers in the vicinity of 32K sites, >1meg users of late, and (judging by the news.volume annual *almost* exponential annual increase) growing. >U.S. SNAIL: Buster Irby usenet: {buster,nuchat}!rli Ed. A. Hew Authorized Technical Trainer Xeni/Con Corporation work: edhew@xenicon.uucp -or- ..!{uunet!}utai!lsuc!xenicon!edhew ->home: edhew@egvideo.uucp -or- ..!{uunet!}watmath!egvideo!edhew ->home: changing to: edhew@xenitec.uucp [but be patient for new maps]