Board:   [fsxNet] fsxNet Network Discussion
Subject: Re: Hub 3 rate limiting
From:    The Wanderer(21:3/233)
Date:    Wed Mar 25, 2026 06:49

  Re: Re: Hub 3 rate limiting
  By: fusion to Vorlon on Mon Mar 23 2026 09:47 pm

 Vo>> There is no need what so ever to poll a hub/uplink every minute. If you
 fu> on the contrary, i think that type of polling could be just fine. your

Multiple people have just said this isn't fine. Just because systems are modern and/or on the internet doesn't mean being wasteful is OK.

 fu> phone wakes up from sleep to ask if you've received messages non stop
 fu> forever. the design concept is specifically (to borrow fido wording)

These systems aren't Google - that's a bizarre and unfair false equivalence.

 fu> day. they need to make phone calls" it doesn't fit modern times.

Being wasteful isn't OK - there's limited resources, and it's wise to manage things accordingly.
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