Way old news, but worth repeating one more time, so at least I stop forgetting about it. The
New York University has made the
Coral Distribution Network available for use. This is a caching network for files. While its use for {ahem}
certain sites is excellent, I think there is also a good use for general pointing as well. To use it, just append
.nyud.net:8090
to the end of any URL. Got a large file to share? Got a site that everyone will want to go to? Just add that, and through the magic of HTTP redirection, everyone can get the file, and you don't get bandwidth charges.
You can point at...let's say, Refactor! for Visual Basic 2005. Even better, you could use a "Tiny URL" service to make life friendlier, http://tinyurl.com/9tu5n
UPDATE: 4/30 - as Richard points out in the comments, it wasn't the best possible pick to point at Refactor, as it's still a tool being extended. So, instead, may I suggest: Pink 5, the movie? (Safe for work, contains scenes of Valley-Girl speak and some violence towards robots)
Print | posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:09 AM