RE: Metalink Performance Optimization :))

From: Satar Naghshineh <Satar.Naghshineh_at_irvine.mellesgriot.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:17:13 -0800
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I discovered the same thing. I am in the states (California), but I use Singapor server because I have a much better performance and I don't get the "time out error".

Regards,
Satar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrey Bronfin [SMTP:bronfin_at_VisualTop.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: ORACLE-L_at_lists.sunysb.edu; Subject: Metalink Performance
> Optimization :))
>
> Dear gurus !
>
> For those of U who use Metalink :
>
> When U go to the home page <http://metalink.oracle.com> , U are prompted
> for the server U want to use :
> USA , Europe or Pacific Asia .
>
> Now , i've discovered that it's fastest to use not "your" server .
> For example , if U are in Europe , it's faster to use the USA server than
> the European one .
> Why ?
> I guess that it's because of the time difference .
> When it's midday in Europe , it's a night time in the USA , so U are
> almost the only user of the USA server -> U get the best performance !
> :))
>
> I spent some time comparing the response times ( while being in the Europe
> , the USA and Australia ) and it's always faster to use the server of the
> region where it's the middle of the night now .
>
> Just FYI .
>
>
>
> Andrey Bronfin
> Navixo.com
>
>
>
>

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I discovered the = same thing. I am in the states (California), but I use Singapor server = because I have a much better performance and I don't get the "time = out error".

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Regards,</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Satar</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =

SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Andrey Bronfin = [SMTP:bronfin_at_VisualTop.com]
 Sent:   Tuesday, November 14, 2000 2:07 PM <FONT SIZE=3D1 =

FACE=3D"Arial">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">ORACLE-L_at_lists.sunysb.edu;</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Metalink Performance Optimization :)) </FONT>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Dear gurus !</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">For those of U who use Metalink =

:

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">When U go to the home page</FONT><U> =
<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">&lt;<A =

HREF=3D"http://metalink.oracle.com" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://metalink.oracle.com</A>> , U are prompted for the server U want to use = :

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">USA , Europe or Pacific Asia .</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Now , i've discovered that it's =

fastest to use not "your" server . For example , if U are in Europe , = it's faster to use the USA server than the European one . Why ? I guess that it's because of the time = difference .
 When it's midday in Europe , it's a = night time in the USA , so U are almost the only user of the USA = server=A0 -> U get the best performance !=A0 :))

=A0
 I spent some time comparing the = response times ( while being in the Europe , the USA and Australia ) = and it's always faster to use the server of the region where it's the = middle of the night now .

<P><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Just FYI .</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">=A0</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Andrey Bronfin<BR>

Navixo.com 

 =A0 Received on Tue Nov 14 2000 - 11:17:13 CST