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   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article   
   <0f1ffd10-a215-4a7b-82b9-f83d55e666a7@x38g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,   
    Jorge  wrote:   
      
   > Thank you all for your replies!   
   >   
   > To clarify, the chunks are small so that the recipient can receive   
   > them in "real time".   
   >  I am streaming financial market data. The recipient must receive the   
   > data in a timely fashion.   
      
   The recipient will receive it as soon as you send it and it makes it   
   across the network.  Using small chunks won't speed things up.  After   
   gzipping, just call write() on what you've got, and TCP should send it   
   all as quickly as possible.   
      
   > Is there a better protocol than TCP for this type of application?   
      
   It depends on how many of TCP's features you depend on, and how much   
   work you're willing to do to reproduce those features in your own   
   protocol.   
      
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   Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu   
   Arlington, MA   
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