First of all, my reply was intended for Alejandro only, it was posted
to the list only because he apparently did the same thing as yourself:
set the Reply-To: header to the list address. Why do you do that?
Any reasonably smart mailer/news reader will detect mailing list stuff
and direct replies/followups accordingly.
I apologize for my off-topic reaction, but this issue (which not
surprisingly arises in all technology forums in various guises) is
explosive for me, as I watch the quality of my life decline to the
point that I decided never to have children.
>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Linhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jason> On 7/20/99 12:29 PM Ian T Zimmerman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Alejandro> With video and MP3 moving around massively on the
Alejandro> internet (not to mention htmlified emails) you can see
Alejandro> that the bandwidth has also had to improve. Cookies do
Alejandro> slow the server down/add to traffic, but the actual
Alejandro> drop in performance is negligible if the tech side of
Alejandro> the site is strong.
>> This is exactly the same attitude as that of a person who says
>> "Roads are getting wider and wider, why not take the car to
>> work instead of the bus? There'll be no traffic jams anymore".
Jason> That is not an acurate comparison. With cars, there is a
Jason> limited amount of land available, and the land that is
Jason> there is needed for several purposes. With the internet we
Jason> can build a 12 lane highway, or a 100 lane highway and
Jason> there isn't any noticable envronmental impact or
Jason> competition for other "land" uses.
Jason> Further, since the size of the content continues to
Jason> increase, and the size of the cookie transactions stays
Jason> reasonably constant, the percentage of overhead caused by
Jason> cookies goes down over time.
I disagree.
First, as far as the environmental impact is concerned, the key word is
"noticeable". By whom? The fact that me and you at our keyboards
don't see one doesn't mean there isn't one. The great so called New
World Order is perfect at keeping these kinds of costs hidden (in
fact, that's what it was invented for).
Second, why does the content increase so rapidly? Because the
bandwidth is available and cheap, which is because there is so much
demand for it. It is a chicken/egg situation and the only way to make
a difference is for every individual to face their moral
responsibility, IRRESPECTIVE of what everyone else does.
--
Ian Zimmerman
Lightbinders, Inc.
2325 3rd Street #324, San Francisco, California 94107
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