$author = "Andrew Bennetts" ;
>
> It was interesting to note the page they reverted to using -- it was
> simple HTML, with only two graphics (a CNN logo and a photo of the
> burning WTC). This suggests that bandwidth and/or the number of
> connections made to their servers to serve images was part of the
> problem. I didn't check at the time if they disabled their
> session-tracking cookies, though I suspect they did.
It was interesting to note that only recently CNN canceled its subscription
to Akamai's services which are designed to help major websites handle the
load of providing full graphical and audio-visual content.
By tuesday afternoon CNN had signed back up again and Akamai was working to
make all the content available.
Akamai works to by transparently retrieving images and other high bandwidth
material from mirrors strategically placed on major ISP networks around the
world (the only one I know of in Aus is on iiNet, but i am sure some if not
all of the major ISPs [eg Bigpond, Optus, Connect, AARNET] have a mirror farm
as well)
Tragically, one of the founders of Akamai died in one of the planes that hit
the WTC...
marty
"i'm not here. this isn't happening."
how to disappear completely. radiohead.
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