Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:27:06 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Restricting Users Geographically Message-ID: <20020107222706.GC1093@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGCEBODHAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com> References: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGCEBODHAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com>
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On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:09:04PM -0600, Scott Gerhardt wrote: > > > Actually location of origin isn't as important as # of hops and ping times. > > If everyone used the mirrors closest to them in terms of routing (least > number of hops) then the overall traffic on the internet would be less and > performance would be improved as a whole. > > - Scott Also measurably interesting is the time of day. If you live in Western Europe for example 6-9 a.m is a good time for downloads if you need something from a site in the US, because that is the quietest time on the internet as a whole. -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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