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PostmanPot
Honorary Master
I used it for the first time two nights ago, and was rather impressed. Downloaded about 4GB in 8 hours on a 4Mbit line - average apeed about 180KB/s.
However, I am a little disappointed that so many things are not locally cached.
However, I am a little disappointed that so many things are not locally cached.
HavocXphere
Honorary Master
3 Gigs local will cap you.
Local caching seems more prevalent on IS.
PostmanPot
Honorary Master
Sadly so
Hopefully in the future, Telkom/SAIX will be able to start differentiating between local and international bandwidth.
Highflyer_GP
Honorary Master
There wouldn't be a need to worry about caching if it wasn't so congested.
I remember a few years back when the IS server was pure bliss, maxing out my line on everything both cached and uncached.
PostmanPot
Honorary Master
Pity.
I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to local news hosts. If a .nzb is not cached locally, does it mean I can't use local bandwidth to download it?
I assumed if it isn't locally cached, then I can't download it with local bandwidth...
No.
BTW - a NZB is nothing more than a text file - a listing of all the various files you want and where to look for them.
Highflyer_GP
Honorary Master
No it will still use local bandwidth, just at reduced speeds. When an item is cached it means that it's stored locally and therefore you'll get full speed since you only have to fetch that item from a local location. When it's uncached, it means that your provider will first fetch it internationally, and then deliver it to you using your local bandwidth. After it's delivered to you, it becomes cached on a local server. Well that's basically the crux of it.
PostmanPot
Honorary Master
Thanks for clearing that up, bwana & Highflyer_GP 