Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:00:46 -0500 From: "Blake Crosby" <dev@samurai.com> To: "Tom Samplonius" <tom@sdf.com> Cc: <isp-webhosting@isp-webhosting.com>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Restricting Users Geographically Message-ID: <JAEEIJKIHAONENKPFCCPMEPGCBAA.dev@samurai.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10201071857450.29300-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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True.. I don't have a problem with Americans visiting the site. I have a problem with Japan being the 4th active country (.ca,.com, .net [in that order), Germany being the 5th and the UK being the 6th. Currently, my policy is the following: if you are NOT .ca .com .net .org. .edu, you can't access the mirror. Granted that doesn't restrict everyone.. it does, however, restrict users who I know with 99% certainty they aren't in Canada. Blake. > I live in Canada, and I don't necessarily agree with that. Canada and > the US are part of the same continent, and most of the Canadian population > is near the border. > > For instance, you are located in Toronto, and I'm in Vancouver. For > someone in Vancouver, 9 times out of 10, a site in California is going to > be faster than anything in Toronto. It is geographically wise and network > wise, closer than Toronto. > > The FreeBSD cvsup mirror in Canada is a good example. It is pretty > slow from Vancouver. I'd like to setup another FreeBSD cvsup mirror in > Vancouver, Canada, because it would be good for everyone on the west > coast. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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