[AWS] Still curious ;-)

[Jeremy Cowgar]

On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 17:36, Preben Randhol wrote:
> Therefore my question is:
> 
> 1) Should I make my own server to do the communication?

Possible, but why? AWS using Soap would do very nicely.

> 2) Would it be better to use AWS? (OK, a bit rhetorical here I guess,
>    but what are the advantages)

If you were to use Soap, it works over HTTP, therefore through firewalls
and even on secure http. It's an open protocol, cross platform and cross
language. Relatively easy and very powerful.

> 3) How hard would it be to setup AWS for a user? I mean if I make a
>    static version of the game for those who just want to play, how hard
>    would it be for them to set up AWS and run it?

Your program would be all that is necessary. It would start (for a
network game) a soap server thread that is listening for the other
player. When you make a move, you would issue a soap call to the other
player's server that's awaiting your call...

No server install required.

Easy, quick, already existent, supported, standard, cross platform,
cross language and did I mention already existent?