schmerold2@??? wrote:
> My server is on mx0.schmerold.com there is no firewall between the
> server & Internet. Ping response is excellent from the servers I tested
> at http://traceroute.org, I see time-outs when running traceroute.
>
> I don't under stand the significance of this. Please enlighten me. If
> the problem is our ISP, we'll switch.
'ping' (at defaults) sends quite small packets, and doesn't look for anything
more complex than a return coming back to it.
traceroute is a bit more complex.
smtp (can | may) push the bandwidth envelope a bit harder still - more
especially if it has to Base-64 encode moderate-sized, but *multi-page*
fax-as-graphics files.
Bill