On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 02:43:06PM -0500, Tim Wunder wrote: >Bill Campbell wrote: ... >> There was an article in the Seattle Times this morning on Comcast tracking >> the web sites their customers visit. I read the whole thing, but if >> they're using something like akami to proxy web requests, this would be >> easy for them to do. >> > >Really? Even if you don't use their proxy server?
I can't say for sure as I've never looked at the details of how the akami servers work. I know that Akami installs their own servers at the ISP's site, and their servers gradually mirror major web sites (the owners of these web sites pay Akami for this, and the servers don't cost the ISP anything beyond rack space and power). My guess is that requests to port 80 are diverted to the local Akami servers. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ ``Never chastise a Windows user...just smile at them kindly as you would a disadvantaged child.'' WBM _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
