root@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Operator) (05/06/91)
I've been asked to investigate what might constitute reasonable
upper and lower time frames for the transmission and reception
of email (ie., sendmail) to remote sites.
This question came as the result of an eleven (11) hour transmit
time from the originator at this site to his associate located
some 2000 miles away (although located within the contiguous 48
United States). Some crude investigations are leading me to believe
that eleven hours is not an entirely unreasonable requirement for
this type of long-distance transmission, depending upon the precise
nature of point-to-point routing, time of day, etc.
I would greatly appreciate receiving email about your own experiences,
opinions, and expertise (I suppose the transfer times associated with
your replies will lend themselves to this discussion :-).
Thanks in advance,
Vance
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Joshua 24:15
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