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Simon Waters wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> I see actually there is a standard for this and it has been done back in >> April 2001... >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers > > You see the IP folks would have done this over TCP, which even allowing > for non-standard window sizes being set both ends would have required at > least 3 trips by the pigeon. > > As such they are comparing Apples and Oranges. One of their systems was > send and forget, the other had a reliable transport. With a 55% packet > loss rate, they should be using multiple pigeons to be reasonably > confident of success. You can bet that at least one of the pigeons would knock itself out by flying into the sliding window, too. James -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html