Re: Transcoder in action?

Not sure why fingers are pointing at transcoders here. A  
malfunctioning reverse proxy, which can exist in a non-mobile context  
(i.e. load balancing) could as well have the exact same effect.

Cheers,
Sangwhan

On 2010/01/18, at 6:07 PM, Luca Passani wrote:

> While I don't have definitive proof that a transcoder is to blame  
> here, this article definitely smells like one is involved.
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> You guys should think carefully about what you do when you  
> legitimize transcoders. Web access to gmail, facebook or even your  
> netbank can be at the mercy of what some programmer in israel,  
> silicon valley or chicago has been drinking on a certain evening 8  
> months earlier....
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> Subject: 	[wmlprogramming] Transcoder?
> Date: 	Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:34:00 +0100
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Received on Monday, 18 January 2010 09:39:04 UTC