Distributed Mailing Lists

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Fedyk
I was thinking recently about large mailing lists like LKML (Linux Kernel Mailing List). There is one box that has to retransmit every email to all of the subscriber email servers. Transmitting the same message hundreds of times over slow trans-contental Internet links. What if there was one ma

Re: Distributed Mailing Lists

2000-09-29 Thread Remco van de Meent
Mike Fedyk wrote: > I was thinking recently about large mailing lists like LKML (Linux > Kernel Mailing List). LKML deliveries are handled by a number of machines in the USA and Europe, IIRC. > What if there was one master server located in the USA (which is > where the current one is now IIRC),

Re: Distributed Mailing Lists

2000-09-29 Thread Mark Brown
On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 10:46:05AM +0200, Remco van de Meent wrote: > I suggest you find out what the AS number is for the MX of each and > every email address on the list. Now, given your set of distribution > servers, find out what distribution server is closest to that MX with > regard to the