Hi Rene,

 RB> 10 December 1998, 20:58; Linda Hargraves wrote a 
 RB> message. This requires reply!

 RB>> In one net (x:xxx/) netmail has to travel fast. If it
 RB>> doesn't, it's mostly caused by just one system. In the
 RB>> kludges you can see which system it is...
 LH>     I am not sure what you mean here.  Netmail goes as it is written,
 LH> no faster or slower than any others.  Netmail does not depend on the
   [snip]

 RB> No, I meant the path. The path a netmail has to travel 
 RB> is some systems. But sometimes there are not so many 
 RB> systems, while it takes over a week. Mostly one system 
 RB> polld not frequently, and with the kludges you can find 
 RB> out which system it is.
     Unless the mail is for nodes not in the local net, it goes directly to
th node it is addressed to.  It should not take a week, unless the person
receiving the mail is not replying right away.

 LH>> Well, I will make a backup as I did when I
 RB>> upgraded to 2.02, but I
 LH>> have been pretty busy and not had time to work on it yet.
 RB>> Yes, I know.... I also don't have that much time as I want.. :(
 LH>     I picked up a job this week, so that has taken 
 RB> up some time.  I am
 LH> sure I will get some time to do the upgrade soon.

 RB> Of course, good luck on your job! :)
    Thanks.  I sure hope it works out.  I do enjoy it and I am learning
win95 which is a good thing even if I still don't want to use it.

 LH>> Our mail feed is changing this month, so I really have to get
 LH>> all that straightened out first.
 RB>> Hmmz... Good luck with your new uplink! :)
 LH>    I am sure it will go fairly smooth.  Our main feed who also feeds
 LH> several other nets is quitting this month.  He is the main feed for
 LH> Region 19 and some others as well as some in Europe.

 RB> Hmmz... Strange je is also for Europe...
 RB> But mostly it goes smooth, for when the new uplink 
 RB> links you, the old unlinks, so no messages are lost or 
 RB> something like that.

     Yes, that is the way it should do.  We have several people testing
scrips and routing to see how it works.  I am not making any changes to my
mail until after I upgrade and we get a new feed started.

  TTYL
     Linda
      cat.lady{at}cats.gratisnet.com   


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