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[VANILLA-L:906] Re: [VANILLA-L:900] metaserver
Quoting sheldon@visi.com (sheldon@visi.com):
> > Sure it would. If the main server is down and a client makes a request
> > to the down server it not respond, but if the user tries again the
> > request would go to the other server and be answered.
> >
> > This assumes a user will try more then once, which is very typical.
>
> The clients could be coded to have a fallback list of metaservers to check. Sort of like one's Primary and Secondary DNS entries.
This is even a better idea. So, we just need to get people to switch
over to a new clients with the new code.
Would a client switch tick off lots of people? Since clients seem to
spark holy-wars on rgn...
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