[vlc] Re: request info about p2p

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> > Hi
> > Thanks for your works! You are great!
> > I want to ask you a question: does vlc support p2p
> > streaming? If yes in wich part of your manual I can
> > find it (link)?
> 
> I am sory but, as far as I know, vlc does not support p2p streaming any
> form
> or way, it supports multicasting and unicasting, but even if multicast can
> be used to spread out the load, it still is a far away from the bandwith
> sparring for servers that p2p streaming offers.
> 
> I ofcourse cant predict the future, but I don't think p2p streaming will
> be
> implemented in vlc in the near future, you never know though.
> 
After having been intrigued by the topic and a little google'ing it actually
seems as somebody made a vlc based p2p streaming solution,
http://evl.sourceforge.net/ .

http://www.scvi.net/stream/soft.htm has a list of other alternatives...
really interesting stuff :)

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