Ian Wormsbecker wrote:
This type of stuff actually happens quite often, but due to the nature
of how it is done, you rarely realize it is happenning. Transparent
HTTP proxies are probably the most common method of this. You would be
very surprised at how many of the webpages you download do not
actually get served from the webserver, but a caching proxy stuck on
the Telus or Shaw network, and possibly networks in between. Akamai
has made a boatload of money doing precisely this.
Ian.
of course - good point about transparent HTTP caching - I should've
thought about that!
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