Re: More on video

[Dean Anderson <dean () av8 com>]

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.

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