Hello list. My name is Patrick Gilmore and I work at a company call Akamai Technologies. More than a month ago, Joe Abley asked me to join this list as there were some questions about Akamai. I joined, and told Joe I would answer those questions. Then I proceeded to be "too busy" to answer questions for quite a while. Well, I'm still busy, but sometimes things have to make it to the top of the stack whether you are busy or not. Besides, World Cup is over, so I am a little less busy. (Or at least that's what I keep telling myself. :) But instead of answering a 6-week-old question, I prefer to just start fresh. So.... What would you like to know? Many of you know me, so you know I will be blunt and honest. Very blunt, and very honest. Which means if you are not sure you want an answer, do not ask. I will be as forthcoming as possible, and if I cannot tell you something, I will simply state plainly I cannot tell you something. (For instance, I will not tell you how much traffic we send a competitor. However if you ask from a role account at your ISP's domain, I will tell you - privately - how much traffic we send to your ASN.) Let the barrage begin! (Pardon me while I duck and cover.) -- TTFN, patrick