Re: HTTP and Media Serving

>I have been following the byte range discussions with much interest.
>What I propose is that instead of byte ranges, that a concept like
>time code be utilized to control media on the web. Traditional time code
>has the form:

What we really need (to repeat), is a general addressing mechanism
similar to that offered by HyTime. If we continually reinvent
addressing schemes with different syntaxes, it makes supporting all
the various syntaxes a real headache. One general (and extensible)
syntax is far more preferrable. 

Not that I am arguing for adoption of the syntax...