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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Russell,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There are several factors that affect the speed of
file downloads, including pictures on web pages. </FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>how busy the hosting site is and how fast it can
send the data</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>the actual physical route the data takes from
hosting site to user</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>the number of legs in that route</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>limitations on data transfer speeds on any leg of
the route, eg due to congestion</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT size=2 face=Arial>the end user's upload speed</FONT></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So, yes you might expect uploading to be faster
from an Aus hosting site, but this would not always be the case. The actual
upload speed will be determined by the slowest speed along the route.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Robert Hind (Semi-retired) OOF, GOM (Thanks
Kent!)<BR>Ashwood and Traralgon<BR><A
href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com">robert@yinnar.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=QN@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au href="mailto:QN@boxhillhs.vic.edu.au">Russell
Quinn</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sofdev@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:sofdev@edulists.com.au">sofdev@edulists.com.au</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Year 12 SofDev] SAC 301
Location of Web Host</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Tahoma>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2
face=tahoma> this question was
raised by some students when</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>discussing Adrian's Pond Scum SAC
301. I don't have</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>enough network experience to give a
definitive answer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>The claim was that if the web hosting
was moved from</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>America to Australia, the uploading of
pictures would be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma><FONT size=2 face=tahoma><FONT size=2
face=tahoma><FONT size=2
face=tahoma>noticeably</FONT></FONT></FONT> faster.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>As a physicist I can see here would be a
change in performance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>but I would have thought perhaps only
milliseconds or perhaps a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma><FONT face=tahoma>few seconds at
most</FONT>. Of course if there </FONT><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>is a problem
routing to </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>America one might sometimes experience a
delay, but</FONT><FONT size=2 face=tahoma> not always. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Does anyone know the truth of the
matter?</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>TIA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=arial>Russell Quinn</FONT></DIV>
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