xrjjm%6173.span@JPL-VLSI.ARPA.UUCP (03/13/87)
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*Site: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.
*From: John J. McMahon, Systems Programmer, STX - ST Systems Corporation.
*Project: COBE Science Data Room (CSDR), Code 401.1
*Reply-To: (Arpa-Internet) XRJJM%6173.SPAN@JPL-VLSI.ARPA
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"Is there something wrong with the list?"
This came from a user at an EARN node, which is
the European "Section" of BITNET. Anyhow, since I haven't had much trouble
contacting Bitnet sites recently, I'll assume that your problem isn't with
the WISCVM mailer which catches alot of flak.
Bitnet/Earn/Netnorth is a store and forward system which has been plagued
with some very bad file queues recently. On one of the major links
(City University of New York <--> Penn State Univ.) files have been waiting
for over a month to go over one 9600 baud cable (the link was manually massaged
recently to get those files moving). Other links that show bad file queues
include the two links from BITNET (In the US) to EARN (In Europe). I suspect
(Although I can't get to my Bitnet machine right now to check) that some if not
all of your INFO-VAX mail is sitting in a queue waiting to be sent.
My only suggestion to help you out is to try and locate another route to/from
INFO-VAX. Bitnet/Earn/Netnorth has several gateways from Bitnet to Arpa, even
though the "official" one is at WISCVM. If you can avoid the long haul from
WISCVM to where you are, you will get your mail alot faster.
Regards,
^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
John J. McMahon (Fast-Eddie)
Disclaimer: Views expressed in this letter are my own,
and are not meant to represent the views of my employers.DHOSEK@HMCVAX.BITNET.UUCP (03/15/87)
``Fast Eddie's'' comments about switching gateways are a no-no. All BITNET Info- Vax mail (should) come through WISCVM as a single copy which is then distributed by the Listserv Network. Going across the Atlantic, then *should* be only _one_ copy of Info-Vax which is redistributed by European listserves. Considering the fact that I know of no EARN-ARPA gateways, your suggestion won't help at all, and in fact will only increase traffic on the BITNIC-EARN link. G'day -Don Hosek