Not a problem, the discussion was getting a bit out of hand so misunderstandings are unsuprising.
Thank you for adding your expertise and experiences. -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* From: Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> >Barry, > >First, I want to apologize. I (badly) misread your email, but in case I >should not have responded that way. I would have gotten this out sooner, >but I was traveling back from the CableLabs conference. > > >Second, my assertion is simply that Usenet servers aren't automagically >symmetrical in their bandwidth usage and that trying to build a system off >of NNTP so that each broadband subscriber became in effect a Usenet server >wouldn't work well without significant modifications. > >Third, if anyone cares the Usenet server we ran was news.america.net > > >Scott Helms >Vice President of Technology >ZCorum >(678) 507-5000 >-------------------------------- >http://twitter.com/kscotthelms >-------------------------------- > >On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Barry Shein <b...@world.std.com> wrote: > >> >> From: Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> >> > >> >/em shrug >> > >> >I can't help it if you don't like real world data. >> >On Mar 3, 2015 2:25 PM, "Barry Shein" <b...@world.std.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Ok, then I no longer have any confidence that I understand what you >> >> were asserting. >> >> Generally when someone says they don't understand me I assume it's my >> fault for not being clear and try to clarify. >> >> Apparently you prefer to be rude. >> >> *Plonk* >> >> -- >> -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* >> ><div dir=3D"ltr">Barry,<div><br></div><div>First, I want to apologize.=C2= >=A0 I (badly) misread your email, but in case I should not have responded t= >hat way.=C2=A0 I would have gotten this out sooner, but I was traveling bac= >k from the CableLabs conference.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Se= >cond, my assertion is simply that Usenet servers aren't automagically s= >ymmetrical in their bandwidth usage and that trying to build a system off o= >f NNTP so that each broadband subscriber became in effect a Usenet server w= >ouldn't work well without significant modifications.</div><div><br></di= >v><div>Third, if anyone cares the Usenet server we ran was <a href=3D"http:= >//news.america.net">news.america.net</a></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext= >ra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">= ><div><br></div>Scott Helms ><br>Vice President of Technology ><br>ZCorum ><br>(678) 507-5000 ><br>-------------------------------- ><br><a href=3D"http://twitter.com/kscotthelms" target=3D"_blank">http://twi= >tter.com/kscotthelms</a> ><br>--------------------------------=C2=A0<br></div></div></div> ><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Barry Shein = ><span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:b...@world.std.com" target=3D"_blank= >">b...@world.std.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= >te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= >><br> >From: Scott Helms <<a href=3D"mailto:khe...@zcorum.com">khe...@zcorum.co= >m</a>><br> >><br> >>/em shrug<br> >><br> >>I can't help it if you don't like real world data.<br> >>On Mar 3, 2015 2:25 PM, "Barry Shein" <<a href=3D"mailto:b= >z...@world.std.com">b...@world.std.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >>><br> >>> Ok, then I no longer have any confidence that I understand what yo= >u<br> >>> were asserting.<br> ><br> >Generally when someone says they don't understand me I assume it's = >my<br> >fault for not being clear and try to clarify.<br> ><br> >Apparently you prefer to be rude.<br> ><br> >*Plonk*<br> ><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> >--<br> >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -Barry Shein<br> ><br> >The World=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | b...@theworld.co= >m=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0| <a href=3D"http://www.TheWorld.= >com" target=3D"_blank">http://www.TheWorld.com</a><br> >Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 | D= >ial-Up: US, PR, Canada<br> >Software Tool & Die=C2=A0 =C2=A0 | Public Access Internet=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = >=C2=A0| SINCE 1989=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0*oo*<br> ></font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>