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- Ben Hutchings wrote:
- >
- > In article <34F3A1B0.6C2B1141@qrail.com.au>,
- > Alex Borodin <alex.borodin@qrail.com.au> wrote:
- > >Ben Hutchings wrote:
- > <snip>
-
- > >That's why you have to run services like FTP, Telnet and NFS over the
- > >top of it to get any useful human-level transmission happening. TCP/IP
- > >is a transport.
- >
- > You are making the mistake of talking about TCP/IP as if it is a
- > single protocol. I have no idea what you mean by "human-level"
- > transmission, nor why it should be relevant to a question of
- > suitability for use in programming.
-
- I meant a user sending files or other data (either in real-time or
- not) over the network. Example - FTP'ing a file. Example - flying
- his jet fighter simulator over the network.
-
- As for relevancy, well, that's for the individual to decide.
-
- > The TCP: device is normally mounted as part of the AmiTCP startup
- > procedure, using a handler which is supplised with the package. It
- > allows you to make and use TCP connections by opening the file
- > "TCP:host.domain/port", if I remember correctly.
-
- I see. Very handy, by the looks of things
-
- > >Sounds really useful, but it still won't allow AMOS to transmit
- > >commands and data using sockets.
- >
- > Not with the socket semantics, no. Nor will it be suitable for
- > real-time games, which was my whole point.
-
- :-) No it wasn't, that was MY point! MINE MINE MINE MINE! :-)
-
- cheers,
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