On Mon, 13 May 1996, Mike Trest wrote:
I am implementing a CACHE simply to improve on-net customer satisfaction. I expect the operational costs to be much less than the equivilent backbone or transit costs. If it has a side effect of reducting meet point traffic, then the entire net benefits.
Doesn't this require reconfiguring the customer's browsers to point at a proxy?
Yes. Initial customer reaction is, at first, hesitant. However, when they try it an see *DRAMTIC* improvements in response times. This is predicated on the "closeness" of the cache relative to dragging the stuff over the whole world. Mike Trest, ATMNET Voice: 619 643-1805 5440 Morehouse Drive Fax: 619 643-1901 San Diego, CA 92121 Pager: 619 960-9070