At 06:17 PM 9/18/98 -0700, Sean M. Doran wrote:
Sandra Gittlen wrote:
| In addition to the sheer size of the file, one issue is how to | maintain a user's link for up to four hours. The Internet was | not designed for such stateful connections.
Stateful connections?
Do you mean "long-lasting bulk-transfers"?
No, I think she means modem connections. Lots of cheap modems on poor quality lines won't stay up that long reliably. Many people perceive the internet through an unreliable modem connection. --Dean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Plain Aviation, Inc dean@av8.com LAN/WAN/UNIX/NT/TCPIP http://www.av8.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++