Re: IE6 Download

["James A. Cox" <computer () jacox net>]

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

> Microsoft was basically forced into this because they're having performance
> issues with windowsupdate.microsoft.com - having all 750 million Windows users
> download the patch for MS03-026 through one pipe really sucks.  It must have
> stuck in their craw to sign the contract, as Akamai is a Linux-oid box.... :)
>  
Microsoft has been using Akamai for at least several months.  I believe 
they engaged them after a spate of DDoS attacks against their servers.

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