lauren@RAND-UNIX.ARPA (01/16/85)
I'm starting to see unix-wizards messages out of origination sequence, from the same person and site. In theory, I don't think this should be occurring if all messages are being delivered in order. For example, three of my messages, sent in order by me into the network, were delivered out of order by BRL. Any ideas? --Lauren--
geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (01/20/85)
In article <7379@brl-tgr.ARPA> Lauren Weinstein writes: >I'm starting to see unix-wizards messages out of origination >sequence, from the same person and site. In theory, I don't >think this should be occurring if all messages are being >delivered in order. For example, three of my messages, sent >in order by me into the network, were delivered out of order >by BRL. Any ideas? Sure. If BRL batches them and then sends them out via UUCP, the articles could wind up in different batch files. Then UUCP, in time-honored fashion, processes files in directory order rather than time order (on both ends, no less!), so the articles quickly become randomized. -- Geoff Kuenning ...!ihnp4!trwrb!desint!geoff
lauren@RAND-UNIX.ARPA (01/27/85)
The problem is related to multiple mailer processes at BRL, not UUCP sorting. And, by the way, most versions of UUCP sort files to some extent, some in comparatively small batches, others in batches as large as the directories if necessary. --Lauren--