prioritising traffic

[mike65]

So I have set my client to check my 6 f2s email address for new messages every 2 seconds during 8am to 6pm, Those I'd consider "Peek" Hours.

However after awhile I get connection refused messages, say every 1500 connects.

So, My ftp speed is crappy, my p2p speed is crappy, i cant check my email as often as i like.

However I have started downloading the weekly wikipedia dump.

Mmmmmmmmmmm 15gig mysql database over http.

230kb/sec.

Of course I cancel it when i come home from work, only to start it the next day.

[aos101]

Personally I would consider checking for mail every 2 seconds on 6 accounts (possibly all on the same server) excessive. Do you really need to be aware of email within 2 seconds of it arriving? I wouldn't be supprised if you were getting connection refused because you were checking too often and reaching some kind of limit set by the server admin.

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[mike65]

It could be a critical email.

Do the extra few seconds really matter that much? Blimey. I would have thought checking every minute was slightly excessive.

Anyway, surely an IMAP connection would be better suited than constantly hammering the POP3 server. Just a thought.

[gomez]

I check every ten minutes. My contacts use the phone or SMS for time-critical contact. If I was desperately expecting information or a file then I would be rechecking manually more often.