Board:   [fsxNet] fsxNet Network Discussion
Subject: Re: Hub 3 rate limiting
From:    fusion(21:1/616)
Date:    Mon Mar 23, 2026 20:47

On 24 Mar 2026, Vorlon said the following...

 Vo> There is no need what so ever to poll a hub/uplink every minute. If you
 Vo> are that desperate to get mail, then your in the wrong
 Vo> network (FTN's). Polling a system every 15 minutes is also way to much.

on the contrary, i think that type of polling could be just fine. your phone
wakes up from sleep to ask if you've received messages non stop forever. the design concept is specifically (to borrow fido wording) polling and not crash.

 Vo> The sweat spot is every half an hour. This is a hobby, not a commercial
 Vo> operation, and all hub's are providing this service for
 Vo> *free*. If a system is polling a hub system this much, they are pretty
 Vo> much being a dick!

this is irrelevant. you're basically saying the equivalent of "this is a
hobby, you can't expect them to tie up their phone for the bbs during the
day. they need to make phone calls" it doesn't fit modern times.

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