Subject: More life for Mosaic

From: [email-masked] (Gilles Dauphin)
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 11:50:29 +0200

Some code was add to NCSA Mocaic to enable multicasting.
This code is *not* over or under Mosaic but *INSIDE* Mosaic.

This work is based on 2.7b4 and is called mMosaic-2.7b4m1.

To install :
- get binary
   ftp://sig.enst.fr/pub/multicast/mMosaic/mMosaic-2.7b4m1-bin-solaris-25.gz

- gunzip and copy in /usr/local/bin/mMosaic

- add a sdr plugins ~/.sdr/plugins/sdr2.plugin.S53.html.udp.mMosaic
		media:html
		proto:udp
		tool:mMosaic
		icon:tools
		fmt:rwMosaic
		{
    		fmtname:Mosaic
    		flags:-M mMosaic
		}
		fmt:rMosaic
		{
    		fmtname:ReadMosaic
    		flags:-r
    		flags:-M mMosaic
		}
		flags:-S $(SESSNAME)
		flags:-t $(TTL)
		flags:-mcDest $(ADDRESS)/$(PORT)
		flags:http://some.web.server/~yourpage/

- quit and restart sdr.

The first multicast version is typed broadcast : One sender multi-receiver.
Second will be more interactive : multi-sender multi-receiver

The binary is only for receiver because, in testing, we see some strange
Larsen effect with two sender. That is not good and may heavy loaded the
network. Binary is for solaris2.5.

A multicast sender version of Mosaic is alive. But not distribute.
When bug is removed , second version will become fully available.

An sdr test mMosaic session will be announce 23 May 18h to 20h MET DST
 (Think it is 16h to 18h GMT) whith a whiteboard for testers.
Write your URL in the whiteboard and I broadcast it.

If for good reason (conf, tutorial, etc...) you need the sender version
I'll give it to you. But think 2.7b4m1 is dangerous and not stable.

Gilles

PS:
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