Message-Id: <10680.121991@fatcity.com> From: "Andrey Bronfin" Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:07:25 +0200 Subject: Metalink Performance Optimization :)) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C04E54.FADB7680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ! = :))=20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C04E54.FADB7680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear gurus !
 
For those of U who use Metalink = :
 
When U go to the home page http://metalink.oracle.com , U = are=20 prompted for the server U want to use :
USA , Europe or Pacific Asia = .
 
Now , i've discovered that it's fastest = to use not=20 "your" server .
For example , if U are in Europe , it's = faster to=20 use the USA server than the European one .
Why ?
I guess that it's because of the time = difference=20 .
When it's midday in Europe , it's a = night time in=20 the USA , so U are almost the only user of the USA server  -> U = get the=20 best performance !  :))
 
I spent some time comparing the = response times (=20 while being in the Europe , the USA and Australia ) and it's always = faster to=20 use the server of the region where it's the middle of the night now=20 .
 
Just FYI .
 
 

Andrey = Bronfin
Navixo.com