27 Jan
2003
27 Jan
'03
1:42 a.m.
John Lawson wrote:
I get classiccmp messages in 'burp' mode....
hours go by, then 10-40
stream in in 15 minutes.
Also, I know it's getting toward evening in the Western US because the
Duell Dump takes place: Tony hitting the keys right before beddie-bye in
Merry Old. ;}
But seriously, message traffic from the several lists I subscribe to is
typically 'bursty' - while a classiccmp mesage that I originate takes
about 3 - 5 min on the average to propagate back to me in the form of a
posted message.
Probably due to the way e-mail is handled by some servers.
They collect messages for a while, then every (x) minutes try
to forward whatever they have collected. This will cause
you to see the delays, and bursty traffic.
You can also get this with a very busy server somewhere
between you and the list.