On Mon, 12 May 2003, Declan McCullagh wrote:
But I don't understand why an extra 100 messages a day or even 1000 messages a day would be a big deal for a server with a fast Net connection. If it's DSL or cable modems, that makes sense.
Even 128kb/s ISDN does not appreciably bog. At current loads I use less than 10% of my bandwidth on average. I do see spikes that hit 100% but they last for minutes.
But if it's on a server with bandwidth charges, and that's the issue, does it make sense to take up a collection to offest the cost? (I'm thinking of asking for the same thing with Politech, since server hosting is getting expensive.)
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