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Originally Posted by Skyld
What exactly are you planning on using sockets for that HTTP requests can't achieve? The sockets aren't secured with any layer security, and SHA1 isn't encryption.
Stefan doesn't really want servers using sockets sparingly, since it's just starting to ask for trouble.
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Live streaming of player and server data to a subserver (a.k.a my server), where the data is processed and sent to the MySQL database for storage. Also planning on implementing different methods of live communication with people visiting the website via an online applet. My servers are highly secure, terminating all connections who try to send arbitrary data.
HTTP requests have a bit of trouble in
streaming data, but they're good for simple processing of data. I need sockets for the continuation of my work on the Symphonian Website so I can get out of here. Right now, I'm bound to keep working on the site until it's done, but then I have to maintenance it.
Right as of now, we only need 1 IP unblocked on 2 to 3 ports. Its not too much to ask for in my opinion, and I know how to program safeguards in case some script kiddie tries to access the server.