Originally Posted by notjoe

I wont deny that there is a peer to peer aspect of how content gets sent from news server to news server but its not what one might see on torrent network. Teh internets don't go mad sending articles to everyone and where. There is still a topology to it somewhere. It really depends on the interconnects, the neighbors, whether ISPS have peering agreements with them and would permit article transmission through their private POPS (Point Of Presence). Why would an ISP pay to transfer HUGE amounts of data over their network to other networks when they can do with privately with those that they peer with. There is most certainly a topology to it.