[John Robinson]

grania--
It was removed because of a severe performance penalty due to each hit causing a database update. I have, in theory, a better way of doing it now, I'd like to try it again later.

FreedomPoster--
I would guess, from the telco's perspective, voice and digital circuits are similar if not one-in-the-same, and the pricing would probably be similar as well. I don't really know, I have neither. We're colocated with Verio in San Jose. We don't need no stinkin' CSU/DSU or other telco headaches.

tictoc--
HTTP 1.1 is probably the default on capable browsers. I haven't ever needed to switch it on, but somebody may. Thanks for pointing that out.

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It's been a lot of fun getting this system tuned to handle the war time traffic. I've learned much about the guts of the technology we use here. I cried when I realized there was nothing left to tune. :-D We need more traffic! More tuning! MORE TUNING!

[tictoc]

Apparently mod_gzip has been around for a while, but many websites have not yet implemented it.

This page -- Making your website super fast-loading -- was not too far above my head, and it contains links to more detailed information.

[gitmo]

the server was falling over as network congestion backed up through the kernel and into my application-- what a mess that will make!

That's why you should always keep the bit bucket handy.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We need more traffic! More tuning! MORE TUNING!

It's coming!

Great job John!

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