Subj : Re: fsxNet mail moves so fast!
To   : Roon
From : Avon
Date : Wed Apr 03 2024 16:46:32

On 02 Apr 2024 at 11:22p, Roon pondered and said...
 
 Ro> i have a second reason for running tossing only 3 times in an hour: the
 Ro> old pentium and the slow I/O just dont have enough horsepower for
 Ro> tossing all the time. the whole system got very slow when every small
 Ro> packet got tossed in every 10 sec. :)

I recall gating Usenet to FTN packets back around 1993, it was a kludge setup using Waffle BBS and some other FTP packet tossers. The PC was always working hard.

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz 

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