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  From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  To  : <drwho@firstlinux.net>
  Date: 24 Apr 2001 14:42:09 +0930

Re: Internode ADSL - here at last :)

On 23 Apr 2001 21:56:41 -0700, Ian McLeod wrote:

> As before - I suggest local content.  There are those
> of us who will need to download the occasional CD
> image (or even two in the case of Red Hat or Mandrake).

Why chew through an enourmous amount of data when you could pick the CDs
up for cheaper at Netcraft or everythinglinux.com.au ?

[ $0.18 * (640*2) == $230.40 ]

> The list goes on.  I don't think it is a hundred
> individuals going sick that is the problem - it is
> often 100 individuals downloading similar material
> at some point which could have been stored locally.

You're still putting strain on the ADSL Network itself. The fact that
it's comming from Internode's servers is somewhat irrelevant.

> I know that this topic has been bashed to death - so
> I am not going to debate it - I am just suggesting
> that Internode look more at content provision or
> caching, etc.

See above.

   - andrew

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