Question
Streaming Server, Interactive Server, Development Server - can I get some clarification please?
I've read the Flash Media Server 3.5 developer's guide and
have perused various parts of the 3.5 Server-Side language
reference, and now I am confused as to what functionality is
available to which server products.
For example, the XMLSocket class says its available to the "Flash Media Server 2". The name of the streaming server product is "Flash Media Streaming Server" and the other server product is the "Flash Media Interactive Server". So does that mean XMLSocket is applicable to both?
Elsewhere in the language reference, the Netstream.time is said to be available to the "Flash Media Interactive Server" and the "Flash Media Development Server". OK, the first one is pretty clear, but I don't see anywhere on the Adobe site for the "Flash Media Development Server". Is that the "Flash Media Streaming Server" that Adobe allows to be downloaded for development? If that's the case, then shouldn't Netstream.time also be available for the "Flash Media Streaming Server"? In any case, this functionality seems pretty crucial to writing applications for streaming, why would it not be available?
What I'm gettting at is that I'm trying to determine which server products our company needs for the project we are embarking on. The project is paid live streaming that authenticates a user, keeps track of his time viewing live streams, keeps track of which live stream he views, disconnects them when they run out of paid time, sends a message to them that they have run out of time, and shows them their time as it is ticking down.
Can someone please clarify on the server components needed?
For example, the XMLSocket class says its available to the "Flash Media Server 2". The name of the streaming server product is "Flash Media Streaming Server" and the other server product is the "Flash Media Interactive Server". So does that mean XMLSocket is applicable to both?
Elsewhere in the language reference, the Netstream.time is said to be available to the "Flash Media Interactive Server" and the "Flash Media Development Server". OK, the first one is pretty clear, but I don't see anywhere on the Adobe site for the "Flash Media Development Server". Is that the "Flash Media Streaming Server" that Adobe allows to be downloaded for development? If that's the case, then shouldn't Netstream.time also be available for the "Flash Media Streaming Server"? In any case, this functionality seems pretty crucial to writing applications for streaming, why would it not be available?
What I'm gettting at is that I'm trying to determine which server products our company needs for the project we are embarking on. The project is paid live streaming that authenticates a user, keeps track of his time viewing live streams, keeps track of which live stream he views, disconnects them when they run out of paid time, sends a message to them that they have run out of time, and shows them their time as it is ticking down.
Can someone please clarify on the server components needed?
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