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To: Kal who wrote (220)	2/2/1998 8:04:00 PM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5843

Hello Kal, > a technical question... I'll do my best ... ;-) > if you're serving .ra or .ram files from your web page as an HTTP > stream (vs being served from a RealNetworks' audoi server), is it > possible to serve the file to more than one person at the same > time? This is an interesting idea ... I've never tried this exact scenario ... I've tested with the RealServers ... not standard web servers. A standard web server should have no problem sending the same object to multiple client browsers simultaneously. But you will maybe need some real horse power, and I haven't looked at how the client "paces" HTTP streams. If they don't, but instead rely on the servert o do this, then you could bury your Internet link as the web server tries to jam the stream as fast as possible to all the clients. I've never thought of testing a RealAudio client against a standard web server ... cool thought. > I'm preparing some big files (~ 1.5 hours) served as HTTP stream. I > wanted to know if it is possible to serve it many times > simultaneously. Not sure ... I'd have to do some testing ... if I get a chance I'll post the results! > thanks > Kal. Scott C. Lemon