Push vs Pull connections.........

[Stefaan A Eeckels]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're dead wrong.

'push' as understood in browser terms is exactly as
Alan says. Maybe you're labouring under the impression that
there is some technical truth to the term as used by
MS, but there isn't. Or maybe you're talking about another
company (less market driven :-)

On 09-Nov-98 Roger Felts wrote:
>  Once again:  Wrong.
>  
>  PULL: You phone them they give you data
>  
>  PUSH: Your phone is setup to automatically answer calls, and they call you. 
>   Beyond the initial configuration of your phone, you do not need to be 
>  there.
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From:        Alan Cox [SMTP:alan "at" cymru.net]
>  Sent:        Monday, November 09, 1998 10:41 AM
>  
> > Wrong.
> >
> > Unless you think that the exact same process is used to make a phone call 
>  as to answer one...
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Alan Cox [SMTP:alan "at" cymru.net]
> > Sent:       Monday, November 09, 1998 7:50 AM
> >
> > Filter the marketroid and there is no difference between a 'push' or 
>  'pull'
> > connection, its just a way to make people buy more software
>  
>  I write network stacks, trust me push/pull is pure illusion. To take your
>  phone analogy
>  
>  PULL: You phone them they give you data
>  
>  PUSH:
>  
>  Either:
>       You phone them and tell them you are in. They then feed you data and
>       its still your call
>  
>  or
>  
>  (eg microsoft channel stuff)
>       You phone them every few minutes to ask what is new. They tell you
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
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Stefaan
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