> -----Original Message----- > From: Wojciech Purczynski [mailto:cliph@isec.pl] > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 4:00 AM > > A real juggler would focus on a different kind of outsourced data > processing, one that is much closer to his domain of expertise. Why, > distributed parasitic data storage, of course. - What if I write > a single letter on every orange, and then start juggling? I can then > store more orange-bytes than my physical capacity (the number of > oranges I can hold in my hands) is! How brilliant... But, but, would > it work without oranges? Of course, a real network engineer would remind you that you face two immediate problems regarding this technique: 1. [UDP] Jugglers don't usually have to deal with oranges suddenly disappearing in midflight, or being duplicated. 2. [TCP] Jugglers don't have to hold onto a copy of their thrown orange until such time as the catching hand lets them know that it's been caught. Yes, networks can be used as storage, and in the very early days of computing, "storage" was essentially a delay line with an amplifier - whether this was an oscilloscope with an array of light sensors, or a coil of wire, etc. This is roughly similar to the proposal under discussion. Protecting network-borne data from corruption and loss is not a trivial problem. Good luck. Alun. ~~~~ -- Texas Imperial Software | Find us at http://www.wftpd.com or email 1602 Harvest Moon Place | alun@texis.com. Cedar Park TX 78613-1419 | WFTPD, WFTPD Pro are Windows FTP servers. Fax/Voice +1(512)258-9858 | Try our NEW client software, WFTPD Explorer.
