[DUG] Reference counting

[Rohit Gupta]

Kyley,

I have to agree. I am just waiting to fnd some spare time to package 
a messenger component so that I can use it.  

I was impressed when I installed the Hamster mail server at home.  
Its wriiten in Delphi, its free, comes with the source and uses TCPIP 
for communication between the service on the server and the 
control-app on your workstation.  And it works like a dream.

I have been very disappointed by Windows solutions that I have 
tried such as pipes and mailslots.


Date sent:      	Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:57:57 +1300
To:             	leighw at softtech.co.nz,
       	"NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Subject:        	Re: Re: [DUG] Reference counting
From:           	Kyley Harris <kyleyharris at gmail.com>
Copies to:      	
Send reply to:  	NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
	<mailto:delphi-request at ns3.123.co.nz?subject=unsubscribe>
	<mailto:delphi-request at ns3.123.co.nz?subject=subscribe>

[ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] 


> TCP is universal. But modern solution will be web service. ;-)

I doubt ;) Its too slow and inefficient. The fact that its generic might  
be an advantage in some ways,
but the fact that the more generic you get (which is like getting more  
microsoft) the easier it is
to hack your system still turns a lot of companies off. There isn't  
anything particularly wrong with the
concept, but the implementation is lame.

Also, Its slower than a snail last time I tried. Which is probably why so  
many are going back to
Terminal Clients, rather than rich thin clients. They have been let down  
by the absurb network traffic speeds
of soap servers and other generics. If people of the modern era still  
focused on speed AND quality, like many of
you must remember from the good old 386 days, then we'd all be pumping out  
high power thin/rich clients.

There will never be a win to that discussion though, because everyone has  
preference.
_______________________________________________
Delphi mailing list
Delphi at ns3.123.co.nz
http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
Regards

Rohit

======================================================================
CFL - Computer Fanatics Ltd.  21 Barry's Point Road, AKL, New Zealand
PH    (649) 489-2280 
FX    (649) 489-2290
email rohit at cfl.co.nz  or  r.gupta at xtra.co.nz
======================================================================