[news.admin] DIRECT and LOCAL and such

reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid) (09/09/89)

Feh! What matters is not delay, but reliability.
They are somewhat correlated, though.
Local networks are less prone to error than serial lines.
Serial lines are less prone to error than dialups.
Local calls are less prone to error than long-distance.
Etc.

UUNET is doing exactly the right thing.