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Yes, for people who don't know, this is how many things like directing users to a closer TLS endpoint for HTTP such that the overall connection suffers less lat
by bluejekyll 10y ago
Yes, for people who don't know, this is how many things like directing users to a closer TLS endpoint for HTTP such that the overall connection suffers less latency.
- fidget 10y agoIsn't anycast ip usually used for that instead?
- bluejekyll 10y agoIt entirely depends, anycast is great for getting a request to the closest DNS endpoint via routing weight rules. After that, there are many options. But the GP was specifically mentioning a valid use case where this is applicable and not shady.