But the problem here is that routers don't want stuff sitting around. If it holds on to too many packets the system will crash and everything will go down.
With the post office, humans are involved, humans that are paid by the hour. They don't care when stuff gets there, so they get to it when they can. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 5:34 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Those that said it would not happen :Net Neutrality voted > down by congress. > > This is akin to the USPS, DHL, and Fedex providing a service. A package > gets sent out from Woot to my house. But when they get into my town, the > post office decides that, unless woot pays extra, the package will get put > in a "whenever we feel like delivering it" bin, even though I paid for > overnight delivery. > > I'm not sure this analogy works. Because that is exactly how postal rates > work. You did not pay for overnight delivery. You paid Woot extra to > cover Woot's expenses to send your package overnight. And as such, the > package was handled differently through the shipping process. Sounds like > what this is exactly like. Because the post office has a "whenever we > feel like delivering it" bin, it's called "third class bulk." Very cheap, > but could take weeks for you package to be delivered and your package is > supposed to only be bulk printed materials. > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206009 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
