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Re: Stupid New Link

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From: Robert Elz
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 00:00
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In <48p3k0$hbl@csc.canberra.edu.au>
neil@blitzen.canberra.edu.au (Neil Symons (944199)) writes:

| I thought if you go to 16, then its not worth connecing to it all.

The number of hops is almost irrelevant as a measure of itself.

| Obviousely most of them are from US, but my point is that when we 
| (canberra uni) went via Melbourne, there were less hops. (and much faster)

This is silly.  Clearly there will be some sites that are now further
away (counting hops, or delay), and others that are now closer.  Both
the Bay Area, and LA, are major internet areas in the US - neither is
likely to be significantly "better" than the other.

kre
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From: kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Elz)
Subject: Re: Stupid New Link
Date: 1995/11/22
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