Well from Portugal behind a decent ASDL connection I get the following: wget https://codeload.github.com/KiCad/Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.pretty/zip/master --2014-03-03 17:57:07-- https://codeload.github.com/KiCad/Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.pretty/zip/master Resolving codeload.github.com... 192.30.252.147 Connecting to codeload.github.com|192.30.252.147|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 10035 (9.8K) [application/zip] Saving to: ‘master’
100%[======================================>] 10,035 --.-K/s in 0.006s 2014-03-03 17:57:08 (1.71 MB/s) - ‘master’ saved [10035/10035] Thanks, Martijn On Mar 3, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> wrote: > I should mention that this timing test was with this line in my /etc/hosts > file: > > > 192.30.252.147 codeload.github.com > > > That cuts out a net based DNS transaction. > > > > > On 03.03.2014 10:52, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: >> $ wget >> https://codeload.github.com/KiCad/Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.pretty/zip/master >> --2014-03-03 10:49:54-- >> https://codeload.github.com/KiCad/Capacitors_Tantalum_SMD.pretty/zip/master >> Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.252.147 >> Connecting to codeload.github.com >> (codeload.github.com)|192.30.252.147|:443... connected. >> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK >> Length: 10035 (9,8K) [application/zip] >> Saving to: `master.1' >> >> 100%[===================================================================================================================================>] >> 10.035 --.-K/s in 0.05s >> >> 2014-03-03 10:49:54 (178 KB/s) - `master.1' saved [10035/10035] >> >> =============================================== >> >> This is without the redirect. Its possible github.com has caught on to what >> we are doing >> and is actually trying to help. Everytime we hit the site they have a >> record of our >> visit, since we advertise the "web client" in the GET header. >> >> Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but 0.05 seconds to fetch a zip file is >> pretty >> exceptional. Its possible they've made special provisions for us (read >> caching). >> >> >> >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
