Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Most plug and play firewalls do (and firewalling is what we are talking about here). I am not an Android or even an iOS developer, but isn't that up to the OS and not the app? Bob S > On Jul 21, 2017, at 13:57 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 7/20/17 7:02 PM, Richard Gaskin

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-21 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/20/17 7:02 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: As a side note, the earlier suggestion that every app that's granted permission to make outgoing requests also has privileges to open ports for incoming connections kinda freaks me out. That's a broader interpretation than I intended.

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-21 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Heh heh. No one saw the point to trying to run Windows on a Mac, or a Mac on an Intel chipset either. Until someone saw the point. :-) Bob S > On Jul 20, 2017, at 16:14 , Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode > wrote: > > A bit OT but entertaining, apparently one can use an iPhone as a server: >

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Ralph DiMola wrote: > I use a "stun" server to get the ata(sip client) ip behind NAT. There > are public stun servers or you can install an open source one on your > one server. Good reading, thanks. But there's that word again, "server". The forum user's request is for pure P2P communication

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
t > > > -Original Message- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Stephen Barncard via use-livecode > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:13 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: Stephen Barncard > Subject: Re: Restri

RE: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Barncard via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:13 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Stephen Barncard Subject: Re: Restrictions on mobile servers? I'm pretty sure SIP servers just makes introductions to two clients running

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/20/17 1:44 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 7/20/17 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: >> On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring >> explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for >> listenin

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Stephen Barncard via use-livecode
I'm pretty sure SIP servers just makes introductions to two clients running on devices and gets out of the way. A way to keep your IP out of it. Also they use UDP packets - MUCH less latency - and does error correction (reconstruction?) without re-requesting as HTTP based clients do. the 'stuff'

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Stephen Barncard wrote: > Richard: > > I've been working with with VOIP applications and there are some > systems that have free methods for finding each other. > > Check out the Linphone SIP service (and Linphone itself is pretty > cool) Thanks. Isn't Linphone client-server, as opposed to dir

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Stephen Barncard via use-livecode
Richard: I've been working with with VOIP applications and there are some systems that have free methods for finding each other. Check out the Linphone SIP service (and Linphone itself is pretty cool) Open Source of course. They use the new stuff in the Opera, Firefox and Chrome browsers using

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 7/20/17 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: >> On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring >> explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for >> listening. >> >> What restrictions are imposed by iOS and Android for si

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Ralph DiMola wrote: > Richard wrote: >> On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring >> explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for >> listening. >> >> What restrictions are imposed by iOS and Android for similar >> security? > > The only restriction I k

Re: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 7/20/17 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for listening. What restrictions are imposed by iOS and Android for similar security? On Android, the use

RE: Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
alf Of Richard Gaskin via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:00 PM To: How to use LiveCode Cc: Richard Gaskin Subject: Restrictions on mobile servers? On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for list

Restrictions on mobile servers?

2017-07-20 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
On the desktop, most OSes at least provide some means of requiring explicit admin permission to allow an app to open a TCP port for listening. What restrictions are imposed by iOS and Android for similar security? In the Android settings for LC's Standalone Builder, does the "Internet" permiss