12 Feb 97 18:28, Paul Edwards wrote to andrew clarke:

 >>> There are places closer to 3:712/624 than 1:106/2000!  BFN.  Paul. 

 ac>> (1) Such as?

 > Myself and John Tserkezis.

1:106/2000 is `telnettable' via the Internet though, so it's heaps cheaper
for me to use than calling STD.  Your system isn't connected to the
Internet though - is John's?

 > Admittedly you would need to be a point from me to get mail, and that
 > creates a routing problem of it's own.

Well, collecting the same conference from two different bossnodes requires
two SQUISH.CFGs, yes...

 ac>> (2) Define "closer".  

 > Less hops and less km.

Which, in the case of an Internet-connected FidoNet node, doesn't
necessarily translate to either faster mail turnaround nor cheaper mail.

 > In actual fact, short STD calls are even cheaper than local calls in
 > Australia!  BFN.  Paul.

This is true, but not applicable...

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