On Thu, 4 Apr 91 10:01:36 IST Zvika Bar-Deroma said:
>The following is an extract from a message posted on INfO-NETS. Could
>anyone explain to me how this happends ? Is there a point in sending to
There is a weight on the YaleVM-UconnVM of 4.  There is no weight
on the Marist-UconnVM link.  Therefore, Listserv calculates the Marist
node as 1, and the Yale node as 5, making Marist closer.  In addition,
even if the weights were the same, if there was a subcriber at Marist,
the total link trafic on Yale-Uconn would be less by having Marist serve
Uconn as opposed to Yale.
>a nearest backbone server through the destination node ?
>/Zvika
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>Generally, but NOT always if there's a closer LISTSERV downstream, the
>delivering LISTSERV (the node just before your own system's mailer header),
>is as close as any.  I subscribe to one list which originates on YaleVM
>(one hop away) which sends my list mail to Marist (also one hop away)
>THROUGH my host and then Marist sends it to me (?!!).  The DISTribute
>table may not be optimized for that one :-) Marist IS a backbone (probably
>accounts for the behavior).
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>/s Murph <[log in to unmask]>    BITNET/Internet
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