RE: random host
| From: | Hans Zaunere | Date: | Tue, 13 May 2003 22:27:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: random host | ||
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--- James Cox <james@imajes.info> wrote:
> > --- James Cox <james@imajes.info> wrote:
> > > So,
> > >
> > > an idea just popped into my head... random hosts. Would anyone
> > see anything
> > > broken with random.php.net just taking a host to a random
> > mirror which is
> > > not www? I'm thinking for apps that point to php.net (eg docref
> > root) etc,
> > > as this would reduce some load on the server... when the
> > country redirect
> > > stuff gets baked, and auto-redirect works, then it'll take the user to
> > > their closest mirror...
> >
> > I think this is a good idea, but would need a little additional
> > thought. For
> > instance, I'm sitting here in Manhattan and hit a php.net only to be
> > redirected to an site a world away.
>
> making myself clearer, it's not to replace www... the point is it should
> take off that extra load that www takes as being the default hit for apps.
Right... just as long as random.php.net is a subset of the total mirror set.
H
>
> -- james
>