Re: Server Push used for long polling

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com> wrote:

>
> On 15 January 2015 at 23:06, Mike Bishop <Michael.Bishop@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
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>> You’re correct – that’s more equivalent.  But I’ve seen WebSockets used
>> in the same way, even though it has broader capabilities.
>
>
> True,
>
> The problem with server sent events is that there is no guarantee that an
> intermediary will forward the content in chunks.   A caching proxy might
> try to cache the entire response.
>
SSE also assumes long-polling, to avoid the buffering problem, IIRC.


> So websocket is preferable if it is able to connect.    Never really
> understood why W3C went for two such similar mechanisms in HTML5 when
> websockets can do the job of both.
>

We've created an informal survey doc (no nomenclature) on the gaps of HTTP
and WebSocket protocols ...
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/hybi/current/msg10580.html ...

Comments welcome.


> cheers
>
>
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