William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Linonut wrote:
>
>> * Mark Kent peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> ____/ Steven Friel Jr. on Tuesday 11 March 2008 13:50 : \____
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:2988039.9lflQ0Gz4h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> ____/ Tattoo Vampire on Sunday 09 March 2008 14:59 : \____
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He lies.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What else is new? ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary's boyfriend.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For what it's worth, the server that I post from (when outside the
>>>>>> University) uses a variety of routes, over which I haven't control.
>>>>>> There are multiple ISPs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Great excuse. Too bad that this isn't how usenet and the internet works.
>>>>>
>>>>>> If the trolls wanted to show multiple routes, ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Quite ridiculous actually. "Multiple routes" is completely meaningless.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd expect anyone with an IQ of over 60 to realize this. What is your IQ?
>>>>
>>>> I've no idea how it came from Giganews. I'm not aware of ever using it and
>>>> it's better to ask Mark about it. I just connect to a port ...
>>>
>>> Ah, I'm afraid that the "friel" character is utterly wrong. My leafnode
>>> posts via three different upstream news servers, and takes feeds from a
>>> further 4 servers. Any traffic you find on my leafnode could have come
>>> from any one of 4 servers, and traffic onto usenet from my leafnode will
>>> come from any one of 3 servers.
>>>
>>> Roy - you are 100% correct, I have multiple usenet routes.
>>>
>>> The "friel" person appears to be confusing IP routes with NNTP routes.
>>> Few people really understand network layering.
>>>
>>> Also, as you know, I have multiple DSL providers, so even outgoing
>>> traffic can, and does, take a different ISP.
>>
>> Maybe our new-nym-wonder Steven Friel would like to rephrase his
>> dripping sarcasm? In light of new information? Hmmm?
>
> Doubtful. He'll probably google for another defunct nym, & use that to nymshift
> again.
>
I'm sure you're right. Btw, on re-reading, I notice a slight error in
my remarks; I take feeds from 4 incoming plus 3 both-way servers, so
incoming traffic has 7 possible routes, outgoing has 3 possible routes
over 2 ISPs.
The reason is that there are sometimes outages on one usenet server or
another, so by combining incoming feeds as well as operating multiple
outgoing feeds, availability at my leafnode is actually higher than at
many commercial servers.
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