Subj : FidoNet total Revamp ...
To   : THEBUTLER4
From : Paul Lentz
Date : Sat Jul 12 2008 01:09 am

THEBUTLER4 wrote in a message to All:

T> another problem I(WE) are having is everyone is pulling from everyone
T> else .. If you have a NC in your area than people in that area should
T> be pulling from them .. not someone across the world .. I dont
T> understand this .. why would someone setup a FidoNet feed in one
T> state when there is a NC in that area? .. before setting up new feeds
T> the NC needs to check to see if there is a feed from a local NC ...
T> That NC needs to pull from there RC and etc. etc. ... 

In this day of the Interweb it doesn't matter where a feed is. There are a few 
dedicated people who put their time and MONEY into trying to provide a good 
solid service to anyone that needs it from anywhere. They'll feed anyone... 
even me. Look at Ross (my feed fer-instance). He's worked hard to make his 
server up and ready, with a better uptime than my box here (which has a cranky 
binkp "buffer space" bug on Win98se that requires a reboot from time to time). 
Does every NC or RC have a solid machine built to crank out echomail?

In the olden times there were even dumb factors like long distance calls, and 
tying up a single threaded mailer for hours. But now that isn't a factor. Good 
reliable feeds are just a bit hard to find. Being in your Net, or Region plays 
so little of a factor anymore.

*Paul*
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