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Re: example .procmailrc stuff for announce lists

2001-11-23 01:30:02


--On torsdag, november 22, 2001 15:49:40 -0700 Vernon Schryver <vjs(_at_)calcite(_dot_)rhyolite(_dot_)com> wrote:

Please help me understand.  Perhaps 1000 mail messages per year, each
containing about 6 KBytes, is a significant extra load for Mr. Resnick's
local network and machine.  Since 6 MByte in a year is equivalent to
at most about 150 HTTP pages in a year, Mr. Resnick's network and
machine must not be used for "web surfing."  Is that true?

real numbers are nice.

it's approximately 4 kbytes, and up to 50 messages per day during "hectic time" (such as November 16). I think the total is around 4000 messages/year.

so at 33.6 kbits/sec, it is around 45 seconds of added download time for each day of I-D announcements. Your modem speed and efficiency may vary.

                    Harald