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 == Overview ==
+=== Scalability vs content agility ===
+A special note here: Although we can create and edit snippets in the service at any time, it may take up to 48 hours for changes in production to be reflected in browsers. This is because:
+* Firefox only checks every 24 hours;
+* and Zeus caches content from the service for 24 hours.
+So, in the worst case, it's possible for those two time periods to stack up to a 2-day delay in content delivery.
+The reason for this is that this service can be potentially hit by every Firefox user, so both the server and client sides are built to minimize the pressure on Mozilla resources.
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