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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. -- 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