In TELNET's youth I seem to remember that one of the criticisms of it at the time was the huge overhead (this when 64kbp/s was relatively fat) for each character transmitted and echoed. And this is still an issue?
Gervas --- In [email protected], "Mark Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/27/06, Nick Gall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 9/26/06, algermissen1971 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The suitability of REST (or HTTP or WWW) for computer to computer > > > interactions is a question of system requirements and so far I have > > > only seen mentioned two scenarios where REST is not suitable: one has > > > been mentioned by Mark and involved the transfer or enormous amounts > > > of tiny messages (IIRC) ... > > > > Hmmm..."enormous amounts of tiny messages" not suitable for HTTP? Isn't this exactly what AJAX is doing? > > I was thinking more along the lines of TELNET. > > Mark. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
