CPC H04L 67/01 (2022.05) [H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05); H04L 67/1023 (2013.01); H04L 67/1063 (2013.01); H04L 67/108 (2013.01); H04L 67/142 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04L 67/563 (2022.05); H04L 67/564 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method for use with a web server that stores a first content identified by a first content identifier that comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the method comprising:
storing, in a first server, a list of IP addresses
executing, by the first server, a server operating system;
receiving, by the first server from a first client device over the Internet, the first content identifier;
selecting, by the first server, an IP address from the list according to a criterion, in response to the receiving of the first content identifier;
fetching, by the first server from the web server over the Internet, using the selected IP address, the first content; and
sending, by the first server to the first client device over the Internet, the fetched first content, or a part thereof,
wherein the first server is not a client device.
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