Re: Graphic converter query - transparency

On 2008-07-21, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Give me the url of a server you can get 8 MB/s from.  Show me.
>>>
>>> I've never met a single server that'll give me data that quickly.  Two
>>> or three can max out my connection; one never has done.
>> 
>> Ah. Now then. I don't get 8Mbps, I get something in the 3.2 area. So I
guess
>> it's possible that we're talking about a situation that I've never
>> personally encountered due to somewhat more modest bandwidth.
>> 
>> However, give this a try: go to <http://twit.tv/twit>
and download the
>> latest podcast (currently 152). Now granted I use iTunes and you'll
probably
>> be using a web browser, but podcasts from there regularly max my
bandwidth,
>> even when there's only one downloading.
>
> I'd expect a lot of downloads through Akamai would max out your line. Do

> Apple's Quicktime keynote videos and iPhone videos use Akamai?

Once they've stopped being utterly mobbed (ie a few days after the event),
yes.

Jim
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