 jdmurrayPremium
join:2001-03-02
Huntington Beach, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Bradley
Re: Surprise, surprise, surprise...! Ah yes, the "Local Caching Servers" section. They store frequently accessed web content locally (i.e., on servers closer to your location) to decrease wide-range net traffic. Great if you visit a lot of web pages that don't change frequently, but not helpful if you have cnn.com as your start page (as I do).
I especially like following item in the the bullet list of caching benefits:
* Far more comprehensive usage statistics than normally
attainable on the Internet; these statistics can be used
for tuning performance, tailoring the service, and
targeting promotions and advertising.
My translation:
[CYNICISM ON]
"We're doing it to help *YOU* get more from your Internet experience!"
[CYNICISM OFF]
Therez bucks to be made from those advertisers. |
