RE: Re: [Project] Kbd/LCD device

["Broadfoot, Kieran J" <Kieran.Broadfoot@xxxxxxx>]

I agree a simple socket based network protocol is more than adequate.  Do
we
need the complexity of IM or IRC though?  Take a look at smtp or ftp for
instance.  The handshaking and comms is very simple and pretty much as much
complexity as we need.

Thanks
Kieran

-----Original Message-----
From: patrickl@xxxxxxx [mailto:patrickl@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:48 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [Project] Kbd/LCD device



> > The model I'm thinking of is more along the lines of
> > each client device opening a connection to the
> > central
> > server, which remains open indefinitely, and which
> > is
> > bi-directional: either party may send a message to
> > the
> > other at any time. A good metaphor for this style of
> > communication would be any of those instant
> > messenging
> > protocols.

Now there's an interesting starting point (IM).
Another interesting starting point could also be a bastardised
version of IRC.


> > Ideally, I'd like to see each node communicating in
> > this way, but I'd also like to see them with a
> > simple
> > web/cgi interface for configuration and monitoring
> > from a browser, and an even simpler remote
> > command-line interface (like a really lame telnet
> > implementation) for doing the same thing, which can
> > also be accessed from a serial interface.
> >
> > Does that lot make any sense, or am I talking
> > bollocks?

Spot on mate.

Patrick




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