On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Paul Maddox wrote:

> Hi.
>
> On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Pete Weiss wrote:
>
> > I sent in a subscribe request 4 hours ago.  I believe the LISTSERV host
> > Still NO RESPONSE.
>
> Oh, sorry. My server is running on a dial-up connection.

        This should not mean that a person has to wait 4 hours for a
responce.  Mind you, with some of the lists that I have subscribed, 4
hours is nothing compared to the responce time that I have seen.

> Would you say this is a big disadvantage for a mailing list server?

        I would say that it does not need to be.  My lists are run on a
UUCP connection, but the most that you are LIKELY to have to wait for a
responce is ~1 hour.  That is if the server is up.  It was down for about
4 days and I didn't realise it...

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