From: Alan Barrett <apb@iafrica.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 09:11:27 -0800 (PST)
To: Bryan Reece <reece@taz.nceye.net>
Subject: Re: Anyone have the complete info on CP list alternatives?
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On 18 Feb 1997, Bryan Reece wrote:
> Filtering out other gateways' messages will reduce load at
> the possible expense of delay (assuming a smallish network of news
> servers that feed each other the list; obviously the message will
> flood the majordomo net before it floods the real usenet unless
> something is seriously broken).

Why is it obvious that mail propagation will be faster than news
propagation?  News propagation times of small numbers of seconds are not
at all uncommon.

--apb (Alan Barrett)