On 4/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'd like to run a PoCo::Server::TCP server on > perlmonks.org<http://perlmonks.org>to eliminate as much of the XML ticker > polling as possible. How can I > estimate how many clients the perlmonks.org > <http://perlmonks.org>PoCo::Server::TCP process can serve? Its a FreeBSD box > if that makes a > difference. Some estimates showed peak http server usage at around 50-60 web > clients at a time though this new streaming service may entice other people > to leave their own clients open and siphoning. Maybe twice that many will > actually use this at peak. > > If one client starts tarpitting their connection to the PoCo server will > that affect other clients? I think this means that the client stops > responding with ACK or something but I'm no TCP guy. I just recall stuff > like La Brea of a year ago and wonder if someone with a vengeance will be > able to make life for all the other clients miserable. > > Joshua ben Jore, diotalevi on perlmonks.org <http://perlmonks.org> >
Was I unclear? Does no one know the answer? POE is a big thing, if someone could point me at where this stuff is controlled, I could at least potentially read that source (but which source...). Josh
