More on video

Dean Anderson dean at av8.com
Mon Sep 21 16:24:58 UTC 1998


At 06:17 PM 9/18/98 -0700, Sean M. Doran wrote:
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>Sandra Gittlen wrote:
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>| 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
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