Hello Maurice,

  ASB> There are certainly some applications where streaming
     > is appropriate.  Sadly I see it used a lot where I
     > would prefer to just download an MPEG-2 or MP3 file.

   MK> As long as they are paying the bill then I don't have
     > an issue with it.

Who are "they"?  What bill?

   MK> Personally I don't archive much here so a stream
     > makes more sense, but not over the internet since
     > that would cost more then it is worth to me.

?

   MK> Right.  You got the bottomline except missed the
     > economics issues.

There's an economic advantage to my preference too: I can download an MPEG
or MP3 file slowly over a low-bandwidth link.  With streams, if you lack
sufficient bandwidth to play in real time, you are out of luck.  :-(

   MK> Right, unless whatever you have in your auto can
     > handle a DVD and then it coul have the needed band
     > -width.

That gives me storage capacity, not bandwidth.

- Andy Ball.

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