RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] network problem (was "Open Umbrella")

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Spurling, Shannon wrote:

> If you send SMTP too fast, and get uneven warming of the fiber in
> sub-zero temps, there is a possibility of cracking of the glass
> occurring. :-)
> 
> Shannon Spurling
> WAN Engineer -Specialist

Thanks for the clarification.  Now, these are the kind of valuable
technical insights that make the mlug archive so valuable to outsiders.
Actually, somebody should write this wisdom up as an RFC if it hasn't
been already. :-)

> [jking wrote]
> 
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
> 
> > When it's icy, well behaved packets like SMTP take their time when
> > traveling along icy lines. They don't want to slide off the fiber. :-)
> 
> I was thinking maybe they intentionally slowed down SMTP so that fiber
> could be more evenly warmed up by all the flame email. :-)
> 
> jking

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