At 18:05 -0700 on 05/09/01, Andrew Michael MacTao wrote:
> Just a curious question... One that has always puzzled me. Does
>anyone know the specifics, why uploading a file to a server takes so
>much longer than downloading the same file?
Are you on a 56K modem by any chance? They're limited to 33.6 upstream.
Most DSL and cable modem plans have lower upstream bandwidth than downstream.
This tends to work pretty well in most cases because people tend to
download a lot more than they upload.
p
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