michael.dillon@xxxxxx schrieb:
If P2P software relied on an ISP middlebox to mediate the transfers, then each middlebox could optimize the local situation by using a whole smorgasbord of tools.
Are there any examples of middleware being adopted by the market? To me, it looks like the clear trend is away from using ISP-provided applications and services, towards pure packet pushing (cf. HTTP proxies, proprietary information services). I'm highly sceptical that users would want to adopt any software that ties them more to their ISP, not less.
Stefan