Re: multicast (was Re: Readiness for IPV6)

[Kurt Erik Lindqvist <kurtis () kurtis pp se>]

--On Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:16:38 -0700 David Meyer <dmm () sprint net> 
wrote:

> Given the amount of time and resource we've spent on multicast,
> the question one might ask is "why hasn't multicast succeeded"?
> My guess is that it is because the demand from any of the
> potential users of the service just isn't there (not at internet

...and perhaps also because there is "enough" bandwidth currently, and that 
adding bandwidth is easier/cheaper/more stable/more well known than 
enabling multicast?

Just a guess.

- kurtis -