An idle thought.

[epicmek]

For reasons other than Trainz I have been doing some research into remote server hosting. A story caught my eye this morning regarding Australia's future for the internet. In particular the proposed imposed filtering and the impact that will have on an already "not the fastest" service in the world. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8517829.stm

I was wondering do Auran operate their own internet servers? If they do is it time to move the servers "overseas" to a faster and lower cost environment. Judging from the many posts in the forum regarding difficulties in speed and connectivity it could be a "win, win" for the whole Trainz community.

I have been amazed at the high service reliability (with multiple mirrors) and low cost of server farms during my visiting this market. For the 'punter' they would get the service they want and for Auran they would lower their overhead and free up personnel.

Just an idle thought over lunch. . . . I wonder . . . :Y: or :n: ?

Martin

 

[JCitron]

Martin,

This is a good idea, but I think the DLS is hosted already in the US. I can't remember when they made the switch, but it was a few years ago. Perhaps if this is the case, then they should look towards a service upgrade.

John

 

[greywolfretired]

What is the average download /upload in other countries other then our own.I'm thinking it would be interesting to see what others have for speeds.
I used speedtest.net and this is what I'm getting.
download 23.27mb
upload .82mb
time to download MP3 file 5mb 2 sec
time to download video clip 35mb 13 sec
time to download movie 800mb 5 min

I noticed last year on a trip that the prairie provinces rural area's and parts of the east are quite a bit different then the west coast. It looks like internet speeds are all over the board.
When I download from the dls I'm only getting 4 to 5 kps at the best. The server speeds from this area are usually pretty good.