On 2013-02-08 17:03 , fredrik danerklint wrote: >> You really think people did not have problems with the 1mbit links they >> had back then? > > Yes, I do. > >> And you really think that we won't have problems with >> Zillion-HD or whatever they will call it in another 20 years? > > I think that this is something I'm trying to say, with the creation of > this thread. > >>> That works if you are only distributing Video on Demands content. >> Thus the question becomes, for what would it not work? >>> If you also want, for example, to have the possibility to distribute >>> software, (static content as well), can you do that with Fussycast? > > As I asked; Static content, like in files (*.zip, *.tar.gz, *.iso, etc...)
There is a difference in serving FriendsS01E01.mpg, FriendsS020E3.mkv and FriendsS03.iso ??? Video On Demand is pretty static, perfect for distributing with multicast. (now you will run out of multicast groups in IPv4/Ethernet if you have a large amount of small files though, but there are other protocols for that around) [..] > I do have an suggestion for how to solve this. See my message yesterday > to the mailing list. Ah, I get it, you are trying to get people to acknowledge the non-existence of your tool that does what every transparent HTTP proxy has been doing for years! ;) For that you do not need to do strange DNS-stealing hacks or coordination with various parties, one only has to steal port 80. For instance see this nice FAQ from 2002: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/TransparentProxy.html Fortunately quite a few content providers are moving to HTTPS so that that can't happen anymore. Greets, Jeroen