[atlas] Proposal for public HTTP measurements

On 01/07/2015 05:34 PM, Bryan Socha wrote:
> 
> also as an anchor host, can I limit the max bps because some locations
> is not low cost if everyone decides to http test some speedtest file.   
> Our singapore anchor for example would cost more per month then we spent
> on the hardware to host an anchor in the first place.   I suspect the
> probe/anchor hosts in other areas like africa, australia, new zealand,
> and south america would get even larger monthly bills.

That's right. As an ambassador here in Chile, the first question i
receive asking for hosts is the bandwidth a probe takes. This will be
a major concern and it'll mean to review all the probes installed, and
I think it'll be a showstopper for future ones.

Hugo