Ok, then I no longer have any confidence that I understand what you were asserting.
From: Scott Helms <[email protected]> >Odd how the graphing for the top 1000 Usenet servers showed exactly the >pattern I predicted. >On Mar 2, 2015 3:46 PM, "Barry Shein" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Anything based on NNTP would be extremely asymmetric without significant >> > changes to the protocol or human behavior. >> > >> > We ran significant Usenet servers with binaries for nearly 20 years and >> > without for another 5 and the servers' traffic was heavily asymmetric. >> > On Mar 1, 2015 9:11 AM, "Miles Fidelman" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> With all due respect it's like people act purposely obtuse just to >> argue. >> >> If you're a Usenet server (and most likely client) then it'll be >> somewhat symmetric. >> >> Depending on how many nodes you serve the bias could easily be towards >> upload bandwidth as msgs come in once (ideally) but you flood them to >> all the other servers you serve once per server, the entire traffic >> goes out multiple times, plus or minus various optimizations like >> "already have that msg" oh for the love of all that is good and holy >> do I have to type the entire NNTP protocol spec in here just to make >> sure there isn't some microscopic crack of light someone can use to >> misinterpret and/or pick nits about??? >> >> What was the original question because I think this has degenerated >> into just argumentativeness, we're on the verge of spelling and >> grammar error flames. >> >> I don't know how anyone who claims to have run Usenet servers couldn't >> know all this, is it just trolling? >> >> -- >> -Barry Shein >> >> The World | [email protected] | >> http://www.TheWorld.com >> Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, >> Canada >> Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo* -- -Barry Shein The World | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*
