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

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I've found both SMTP and human mailmen deliver more slowly in the rain as
well.  I think we need to apply open umbrella to SMTP ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan King [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:30 AM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] network problem (was "Open Umbrella")
> 
> 
> 
> 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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