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IETF Mulls Standard For Multimedia Messaging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-to-kill-the-internet dept.

ennuiner writes: "NetworkWorld is running a story this week about the IETF's efforts to help create a universal standard for multimedia messaging. According to the article, a new protocol is needed because the volume of mp3 traffic on AOL could reach the point "to either swamp out the rest of the Internet or to require major engineering.""

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  1. Re:UDP is what they are concerned about. by oGMo · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    The probability of this happening is about zero. Any network programmer worth half a grain of salt would know about the problems inherent in using UDP, and for general MP3 file sharing, etc, they would integrate a TCP based transport (AIMster already does this, as do many others. Think /dcc for IM clients)

    Ah, but you assume AOL or Microsoft has a network programmer worth half a grain of salt.

    ;-)

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    Don't think of it as a flame---it's more like an argument that does 3d6 fire damage