On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote:

> I am neither an engineer, nor a WMF staffer, but I want to throw a flag
> here anyway.
>
> Yes, it will cause an issue.  If that extra data is going in every reply,
> multiply its size by our replies per day count, won't you?  I don't know
> what that number is, but I'm quite certain it's substantial.
>
> *Every single byte* that goes in a place where it will be included in every
> reply directly affects our 95%ile data transfer, I should think, and thus
> our budget.  Bytes are not always free.
>

True, but if it's legally required it's not like we have an option.

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*Tyler Romeo*
Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2015
Major in Computer Science
www.whizkidztech.com | tylerro...@gmail.com
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