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In message <57t0pu$126e@news.ibm.net.il> - ifaa1@ibm.net.il (Yossi
Cohen)Sat, 30 Nov 1996 23:31:23 GMT writes:
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:>pblais@visi.com (Paul M Blais) wrote:
:>
:>>In message <57p80g$qiu@news.ibm.net.il> - ifaa1@ibm.net.il (Yossi Cohen)
:>>writes:
:>>:>
:>
:>>How would you measure it?  It all depends on where the users want to web
:>
:>One way to measure it, is by using a "virtual cache" of 1 TB, at some
:>big ISP's proxy server. This virtual cache is actually a list of URLs
:>(and their size) that are being dropped from the normal cache. Using
:>such a list may give exact indication on cache size and hit ratio.
:>

Using that approach I guess you could figure the cost benefit of the 1 TB of
disk and how long it will take to pay for it (or actually how long it will
take subscribers to pay for it).  With the low Inet rates here ($19 / month)
I don't think many ISP's are going to jump at the chance to test your
theory.  There is more money to be made leasing the space than caching the
web.


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