Re: [squid-users] Pessimal behavior with Windows Update (Long)

* Brett Glass <squid-users@brettglass.com> [20050628 22:43]: wrote:
> At 10:40 AM 6/28/2005, Richard 'toast' Russo wrote:
>
> > Not that this solves the general problem, but for your specific case,
> > have you approached Akamai to request they put one of their caches in
> > your facility?
>
> Two or three times. And each time, they blew us off. Apparently, while they
> deployed servers at some small and medium sized ISPs' sites during the .com boom,
> they will now no longer locate servers at your site unless you are very large.
> They won't even tell you their criteria for deeming you worthy of their presence.
> Their attitude seems to be, "Don't call us; we'll call you."
>
> In short, they've put themselves at odds with small ISPs. We would not use
> or recommend them.

Hello Brett,

Looks like someone from Microsoft reads this list for ideas and happened
to see your long post. They now have addressed your windows update
problem - files being overly big, by releasing a patch yesterday:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/KB898461

I believe this does not pull the rag from under your feet because
the issues you addressed really need to be addressed.

-Wash

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

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