Distance - Volume - Delay

Distance x Volume = Delay


Two factors which can affect how fast you are able to retrieve information on the Internet are how far away you are from the originating site and how many other people want to use that site at the same time as you do.

We can't do much about volume of users, but we can do something about distance. Many of the more popular sites are "mirrored" - that is, up-to-date copies of all their information are kept at a number of Internet sites around the world. In that case, you will chose the mirror which is as close to the location of your site as possible.

One of the criteria for choosing links to this web site is how close the orginating site is to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Mirrors of distant sites are used whenever possible If you are far away from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, you may experience some delay with links to other sites because of that.


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