[ColorForth] reinventing the internet?

[Jeff Fox <fox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kristopher Johnson wrote:
> 
> TCP is generally used for data streams where it is 
> important that every byte get through in the proper 
> order, or that the sender knows that the data didn't
> get through.

That is what I thought, but I have others say that
apps should do that not a lower layer.  I don't
really understand enough about it to really
understand why the way it is considered needed
so much.  Maybe someone will say something to
light my bulb.

> Can you give some examples of cases where TCP is 
> being used without good reason? 

The subject came up in the context that if you
have a new form of client and host and server
and could reinvent the internet and optimize
protocols it is obvious that there would be
things that could be improved.  People say
that TCP/IP is one of them.  I am just
trying to get some handle on where improvements
might be introduced if it wasn't just locked
in.
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