So maybe I'm just misreading the article, but it sounds like: requests go to the mailbox server, when the "protected" server is ready to handle requests it talks to a random mailbox, and then sends a response.
So the way I read that, you request a page/info/whatever and then sit at the mailbox waiting for a response. That seems like a lot of inefficiency/lost time just sitting there...
If you've already got all these servers sitting here, how is this complicated clustered mailbox defense system better than just turning these servers into a distributed server farm? If you're already using all these extra servers why not just use them as mirrors for your content in the first place...
Can someone enlighten me as to what I'm missing here?
Well sure, the shuttle probably could, but that's not exactly a quick (i.e. wartime) response. I was more talking about this whole event being alleged saber-rattling, which I don't think it is, at least not primarily.
If the U.S. had a system that could hijack a spy satellite and land it wherever it wanted, that would be a much more impressive display than just blowing it up. It achieves the same goal as knocking out someone's spy satellite and gets the goods (or at least whatever makes it to the ground) for ourselves. The simple answer is that attaching a booster is much more difficult than just smashing it.
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So maybe I'm just misreading the article, but it sounds like: requests go to the mailbox server, when the "protected" server is ready to handle requests it talks to a random mailbox, and then sends a response. So the way I read that, you request a page/info/whatever and then sit at the mailbox waiting for a response. That seems like a lot of inefficiency/lost time just sitting there... If you've already got all these servers sitting here, how is this complicated clustered mailbox defense system better than just turning these servers into a distributed server farm? If you're already using all these extra servers why not just use them as mirrors for your content in the first place... Can someone enlighten me as to what I'm missing here?
Well sure, the shuttle probably could, but that's not exactly a quick (i.e. wartime) response. I was more talking about this whole event being alleged saber-rattling, which I don't think it is, at least not primarily.
If the U.S. had a system that could hijack a spy satellite and land it wherever it wanted, that would be a much more impressive display than just blowing it up. It achieves the same goal as knocking out someone's spy satellite and gets the goods (or at least whatever makes it to the ground) for ourselves. The simple answer is that attaching a booster is much more difficult than just smashing it.