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" <b...@world.std.com> 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" <mfidel...@meetinghouse.net> > 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 | b...@theworld.com | > 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* >
