On 20 October 2011 17:43, =JeffH <[email protected]> wrote: > just a headzup in case this is of interest.. >
> > Why use HTTP instead of XMPP or some other notification protocol? > > There are several reasons: > > 1. HTTP is available everywhere online. Very few firewalls block port 80. > 2. HTTP is available in almost every programming language, making the use > of event-driven APIs over HTTP accessible. > If email were just being invented today, it would use HTTP... I have no doubt. We should re-do TCP/IP over HTTP, and then finally the internet would be rid of all firewall issues. Regards, Matthew
