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Message # 6175.1.1

Subject: Re: Some answers

Date: Wed 01/10/03 10:28:38 GMT

Name: Walt

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In addition, many sites like Webshots calls files from other sites (advertisements, etc.) and this can slow things down as your browser has to run the DNS gauntlet to get to those sites to pull the material to you. DNS is the server that takes the request in "friendly" form (minxmovies.com, for example) and resolves it to the numerical format to connect to the server requested. Each lookup takes a bit of time. This can be especially painful if your ISP has screwed up their DNS tables!

As Wet Tiger stated, I also imagine Asianology has a dedicated server and a good pipeline. They also most likely don't link to who knows how many advertisers like many other sites (one of which you mentioned) to help fill up the page with ads.

Others simply have a lot of traffic that has to wait in line. Also, many servers actually slow down serving files when things get busy enough. An analogy is a milkshake stand that normally can turn out a milkshake every two minutes if there are less than six people in line, but when they have a dozen people in line, they take THREE minutes for each milkshake! That is actually one item server reviewers measure when reviewing them so prospective buyers can make informed choices.

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Some answers

By Wet Tiger - Wed 01/10/03 04:19:34 GMT

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Hi.

There are many factors which include the download speed. Including how busy the server is and what network it uses to get the data to you. Probably Asianology has a dedicated high speed server, whereas other use an overworked shared slow server. Try Ebay on Saturday v slow. Try Ebay on Friday morning much faster. Thats due to the workrate of the server and the network.

I hope this helps

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Comparative speeds

By Sopping - Wed 01/10/03 01:44:46 GMT

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I must operate with a slow, dial-up connection. OK, not great but I can live with it - most of the time.

But can someone with the appropriate technical smarts explain to me how:

1. Asianology connects and downloads with the speed of light! The page, and then the pictures, appear in record time. This is, IMHO, the fasttest and most responsive site in our wetlook world.

2. But Community Webshots take light years to connect, in both the album and individual pictures mode. And even longer to show the pictures from the album thumbnails. I'vrr just about given them up.

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