The new version of the protocol document is clearly marked as 3.7. I only put the new document on the website this afternoon, so you must have got an old version from a web cache. The new document fully explains 3.3 too, so is a complete replacement for the old document.
Cheers Tristan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mac Cody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tristan Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:36 PM Subject: Re: VNC 4.0b3 and RFB > > > Tristan Richardson wrote: > > VNC 4.0b3 uses version 3.7 of the protocol, but is completely backwards > > compatible with version 3.3. I've put the latest protocol document on the > > website, accessible from the documentation page > > http://www.realvnc.com/documentation.html > > > > The only official versions of the RFB protocol are 3.3 and 3.7. Various > > other people have abused the RFB protocol in a number of ways but these are > > not offical versions. The latest version of the protocol document explains > > better how pseudo-encodings can be used to add extensions to the protocol > > without breaking compatibility. > > The RFB protocol document states that it is version 3.3 with revisions > made in 1998 and 2002. Is this document effectively version 3.7 or is > there a formal RFB 3.7 document? I'm trying to keep my TclRFB > implementation current with the latest version of the protocol. The > concept of pseudo-encodings is something I'd like to have a better > understanding of also. > > > We decided not to keep the link between protocol version number and VNC > > version number since it caused confusion. > > Indeed, it is confusing, as my post hinted at. > > Mac > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > | | | > | Mac A. Cody | Principal Physics Engineer | > | Raytheon Company C3I IGS | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Mail Stop HA | phone: (972) 205-6452 | > | P.O. Box 660023 | or 1-800-752-6163 x6452 | > | Dallas, TX 75266 | fax : (972) 205-7180 | > |_______________________________|_________________________________| _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
