On Tue, 29 Mar 1994 15:23:43 -0500 David Barr said:
>In article <[log in to unmask]>,
>>I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're trying to get at. The total
>>delay is on the order of 1-2  seconds on a small VM system, sub-second on
>>a  "real" mainframe  (as compared  to having  the data  directly sent  to
>>SMTP).
>
><1 to 2 second delays for _each_ message constitutes a significant
>amount of overhead.
 
A "small" VM system is indeed small.  A "small" 9370 is only in the
Vax 780-785 range of performance.
 
And even the smallest RS/6000 (the -220) has more CPU power than a 3084.
 
Let's compare appropriate quantities.
 
 
                                  Valdis Kletnieks
                                  Computer Systems Engineer
                                  Virginia Polytechnic Institute