dave@lsuc.UUCP.UUCP (02/28/87)
I would like to appeal to the net at large for moderation in use
of other sites, particularly backbone sites, for sending mail.
We have already seen how overuse, combined with a change in
administration, has made ihnp4 less reliable for mail.
Quite aside from the news load, machines like seismo carry an
enormous amount of mail traffic. As more and more people rely
on the backbones as primary mail transport mechanisms, the chances
of a breakdown grow, as do the effects.
Please: if you're sending large quantities of mail (e.g., sources),
try to establish a direct connection with your recipient's site.
It's not fair to abuse intervening sites' hospitality in this way.
And if you're sending non-important mail (e.g., chitchat, games,
or other leisure matters), find out whether there's a route to your
recipient which makes less use of the overworked backbones. A little
tour through mod.map, without pathalias' help, can be informative.
Thank you.
David Sherman, The Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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