On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
> From: Edward S. Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> :On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
> :> I've posted messages to linux-smp that have taken over 12 hours to get
> :> posted (or at least to be returned to me..)
> :>
> :> The qmail mailing list, on the other hand, usually has a 1-2 second
> :> turnaround.
> :
> :Surely you jest? Do you have -any- idea how many deliveries, plus cvs
> :sessions, vger.rutgers.edu deals with daily? Sorry, but the system
> :handling the QMail mailing list doesn't even come close to that level of
> :throughput load.
>
> Exactly which comment of mine did you have a problem with?
>
> recently list.cr.yp.to has sustained 1.5 million deliveries per day over a
> seven day period, without lagging.
>
> Even if vger.rutgers.edu is doing ten times that, (which I seriously doubt),
> it shouldn't take a matter of hours to get a message posted. This type of
> thing really affects the flow of conversation.
The stats said the linux-kernel list has about 1.5 million deliveries per
day. With anon-cvs turned off the lag of posting is down from 30 hours to
1-2 hours, still totally unacceptable.
It seriously degrades communication. For example a new pre patch comes
out with some typo in it and 40 people post about the problem because they
haven't received any messages to list mentioning that problem (yet).
If the list has a < 20 second turn around like the qmail list, those
things wouldn't happen.
But like Russell said, David Miller has been refusing to even *look* at
qmail for 3 years.
Dax Kelson
