I'd be interested to know the answer to this, also.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 8:07 PM
> To: Steve Wolfe
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OT: Mailing list bandwidth
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>
> I'm not in a position to give an informed opinion, but in terms of
> bandwidth, one significant parameter is the average size of messages.
> Most lists with "well-behaved" users tend to have an average msg size of
> 2-4k, but some others - especially those that allow binary attachments,
> be it pictures, documentc, etc. - may go up to 20-30k or even more
> depending on the 'tolerance' level.
>
> I'd be interested to know what numbers you come up with!
>
> Steve Wolfe wrote:
> >
> > [...deleted...]
> >
> > So, if I were to decide that I wanted to allocate 512k of my
> bandwidth
> > for mailing list purposes, what sort of load could I
> realistically expect
> > to handle?
> >
> > [...deleted...]
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