Thomas, Saturday, October 19, 2002, 10:29:36 AM, you wrote:
DC>>> Sometimes the destination is not available. >> This not as common as one would think. TF> This was a problem when I tried my own SMTP server a couple of years TF> ago. "The 'net" might have improved in the meantime, tough. The net's performance has varied quite a bit over the years. Of course, it also depends on your own connectivity and the connectivity of your recipients. DC>>> Hence, an SMTP sending engine needs persistence full-time access DC>>> to all of the rest of the net. TF> I agree with Dave here. Well, OK, you do not need to be online TF> full-time, but a lot more than you would want if you have a TF> pay-per-minute dial-up connection. It all depends on net performance, availability of the different destination SMTP servers, and the number/range of places you send to. Oh. And it depends on how much you demand fast, reliable service all time. >> For many it may not be like this so the comment that you'd be making >> yourself into an ISP is not a reasonable one. TF> I was wondering about the terminology. Are you an ISP just because you TF> run an SMTP-server for your own use, Sorry for creating confusion. I merely meant the term to describe a class of service, namely professional-level reliability and performance. d/ ----- Dave Crocker <mailto:dhc2@;dcrocker.net> TribalWise <http://www.tribalwise.com> ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
