Board:   [fsxNet] fsxNet Network Discussion
Subject: Hub 3 rate limiting
From:    Vorlon(21:1/195)
Date:    Thu Mar 26, 2026 08:50

25 Mar 26 12:16, you wrote to The Wanderer:

 TW>> Vo>> There is no need what so ever to poll a hub/uplink every
 TW>> Vo>> minute.
 TW>> If on the contrary, i think that type of polling
 TW>> could be just fine. you
 TW>>
 TW>> Multiple people have just said this isn't fine. Just because
 TW>> systems are modern and/or on the internet doesn't mean being
 TW>> wasteful is OK.

 fu> concensus (especially here) does not equate to reality. while i agree
 fu> this might matter on a 486 running some extremely crusty software, the
 fu> majority of people don't fit in that category anymore.

Do you really think that *everyone* here is running a BBS on modern hardware and systems?
There are plenty of bbs systems that are running on older systems and os's.

Polling every minute, means that someone else is missing out.
I *have* seen connections get rejected due to not enough slots on the hub system(s).
Now I know that there might have been someone acting like a dick.

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

 fu> i can't say i agree that there are "limited resources" the way you
 fu> think there are.

So you like abusing sysops systems that are run from there home internet connection and system.
So you like abusing the other sysops by being a dick.
So you like abusing the freely provided connections from other sysops and being a dick.

You polling every minute has this term applied to it from another FTN. "Excessively Annoying Behavior"

Here's a hint for you. Not everyone has a huge upload connection to the internet.


Vorlon


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