Hi, Back when we tried the cache server thing (5 years ago), it turned into more work than it was worth. We were getting 2-3 calls per day from people that certain web pages were broken and not loading correctly, etc. The real kicker was when UPS shut down our cache server's IP address because they thought we were doing "too many shipping lookups from the same IP address". Turns out one of our bigger customers was the main distributor for DISH Network and their automated system did a lookup on UPS's website whenever anyone was tracking a shipment. In the end, they canceled service ($500/month) because of this. Bandwidth is cheap now-a-days, even in Idaho (where the closest POP is 200+ miles). A cache server is just going to add headaches, support calls, and one more server(s) to maintain. Travis Microserv Marlon K. Schafer wrote: When we had that trouble we just had to teach them to use the "shift, refresh" trick. forced the cache to load the new page now instead of when it normally would have. No trouble with them after that. marlon----- Original Message ----- From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Any thoughts on a decent cache serverThe people that we had the most problems with were web designers who's sites were cached and they couldn't easily see their changes. We always told then to add no cache to their sites. But still it's a phone call and a discussion. Kurt Fankhauser wrote:I call that 1% the "high-maintenance customers ". Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bo Ring Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:07 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Any thoughts on a decent cache server When I was an ISP, that 1% got me in real trouble. They scream loudly. On Jul 10, 2008, at 3:03 PM, David E. Smith wrote:Patrick Nix Jr. wrote:So is it safer/better to avoid caching servers altogether?About 99% of your users won't notice, or know, or care, that you've got anything like that in your network. The savings in bandwidth (and, to a lesser extent, money not spent on bandwidth) can help you out of a tight spot. Just be aware that the last 1% of customers can get you into trouble. David Smith MVN.net---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ |
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