Andy Sillwood was saying..
> On 29-Mar-00 12:20:27, Kevin Fairhurst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >Hey, I hope you aren't advocating using WebVision to confuse the RedHotAnt
> >system, allowing people to stay online without being linedropped? ;-)
> Of course not, the only reason to run webvision is because you are watching
> the webcams, and nothing else. :)
>
> Besides, I don't see that point of keeping a connection active that you are
> not using. After all, it only takes about 20 seconds to reconnect.
Hi Andy,
With you insider knowledge, could you quote any official angle on
this? It seems rather difficult to define.
Some programs (ftp for eg) send NOOP's to stay alive for slow sites. A
quiet IRC channel effectively pings with no content, etc etc.. Yet
there are several ways of maintaining an active data transfer as a
ping.
There's a difference between deliberately pinging to keep an unused
line open and happening to have a lull in data transfers. It would be
unfair to boot off innocent users. How is this being policed, if at
all?
Regards,
Ian
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