If this site is at the top of HN then it may be at the top of other aggregators. If you have slow internet or a very asymmetrical link, and the site is heavy (

If this site is at the top of HN then it may be at the top of other aggregators. If you have slow internet or a very asymmetrical link, and the site is heavy (lots of pictures or other BS), then does the server just refuse new connections when it saturates the link? I'm not sure what the behavior is.