This should not be needed. Articles should *not* takes days to get
anywhere. If someone is connected to half a dozen uucp sites or something
then perhaps an article will take a couple of days to get out but as soon
as an article hits an internet connected site it should be around the
world in seconds.
If articles are not reaching the RTFM server then the problem is either at
the poster's night (or immediate upsteam sites) or a rtfm. The bits in
between have more than enough connectivity.
> The list can be based on the sites that show up frequently
> in the path lines of existing usenet postings. (years ago when the net was
> young, I remember someone at DEC actually used to keep track of the most
> popular relay sites, and news admins would try to get a high ranking as a
> matter of pride) The list above is slightly skewed from my view of usenet
> of course.
See:
http://www.freenix.fr/top1000/
Often refered to as the news.software.nntp pissing contest.
The top couple of hundred sites on this list will recieve an article
within a couple of seconds of it being posted to one. If the rtfm server
is getting a feed off them or sites connected to them it should recieve
every FAQ posted without difficulity.
-- Simon Lyall. | Looking for Work | Mail: simon@darkmere.gen.nz "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar | MT.