[sldev] Re: More plugin / platform harping..

[Ryan Williams]

Argent Stonecutter wrote:
>> The 1.17 --> 1.18 protocol changes will enable the move to LLSD/HTTP
>> based
>> messaging, which should help reduce the need for mandatory viewer updates
>> any time a messaging change is needed. There are a handful of other
>> scenarios where new viewers will be required, but this will certainly
>> make
>> our lives easier.
> 
> Are you going to put in HTTP proxy support before going to HTTP for
> messages?

No, because we'll still be using the UDP message system for most
packets, so proxying wouldn't really make much of a difference.  Even
longer-term, we're likely to still keep using UDP for low-latency
messages like ObjectUpdate.

-RYaN