Re: Smart Fox Server vs Flash Media Server

Well if you have 2 to 3 servers for a system then you are
making money.

So the cost is not really an issue with Nebula or Smart Fox
Server.

But if you want to use flash or Director then Smart Fox
Server is a better option. It is more flexible in that way.

The Flash Media Server however charges for bandwidth as well
as users. Now that is pretty evil. And that cost is tooo
great.

Chris Evans <chris.evans1cox.net> wrote: > It
looks great for a chat, but if you want to build a real
client->server 
> model it falls short in comparison with Nebulae.
> It doesnt look as easy to extend and 100 connections
really isn't that 
> much...
>
> Elia
>

After looking at the pricing page, here's the actual
breakdown:

20 connections - Free
100 connections - $647
500 connections - $1,295
Unlimited connections - $2,590

So the Smart Fox server does support unlimited connections
but the 
equivalent license cost 5 times as much as the Nebuale
Server ($500). Smart 
Fox does look more user friendly and it seems to be utilized
in quite a few 
commercial applications, which is good. But the unlimited
connections 
license is not too far off from the cost of the Flash Comm
server (which is 
expensive). If I needed to have 2-3 servers to run the game
I'd have to 
spend almost $8,000 in license fees. If you're doing more
than a avatar 
chat, the Smart Fox server gets really expensive.

Still, it's nice to see another viable option for MUS.
Thanks for sharing.

- Chris



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Does the Smart Fox Server use a messaging model like the
SMUS or a shared 
object model like Flash Com? I guess I'm trying to figure
out the time to 
port for a current SMUS based game.  The Flooding filter
with 
autokick/autoban functions stand out for me.

Any of the Jabber servers support a flooding filter? (One
thing I like about 
the Jaber implementation is that it uses the MU Xtra rather
than Flash.)

I found this....
http://wiki.jabber.org/index.php/Shockwave_Lingo_Library


any other links?

Gene Endrody
MaidMarian.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hipolito Troy" <troyhipolitoyahoo.com>
To: "Director - Shockwave - and Flash Game
Production" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: [dirGames-L] Smart Fox Server vs Flash Media
Server


> Well if you have 2 to 3 servers for a system then you
are making money.
>
> So the cost is not really an issue with Nebula or Smart
Fox Server.
>
> But if you want to use flash or Director then Smart Fox
Server is a better 
> option. It is more flexible in that way.
>
> The Flash Media Server however charges for bandwidth as
well as users. Now 
> that is pretty evil. And that cost is tooo great.
>
> Chris Evans <chris.evans1cox.net> wrote: > It
looks great for a chat, but 
> if you want to build a real client->server
>> model it falls short in comparison with Nebulae.
>> It doesnt look as easy to extend and 100
connections really isn't that
>> much...
>>
>> Elia
>>
>
> After looking at the pricing page, here's the actual
breakdown:
>
> 20 connections - Free
> 100 connections - $647
> 500 connections - $1,295
> Unlimited connections - $2,590
>
> So the Smart Fox server does support unlimited
connections but the
> equivalent license cost 5 times as much as the Nebuale
Server ($500). 
> Smart
> Fox does look more user friendly and it seems to be
utilized in quite a 
> few
> commercial applications, which is good. But the
unlimited connections
> license is not too far off from the cost of the Flash
Comm server (which 
> is
> expensive). If I needed to have 2-3 servers to run the
game I'd have to
> spend almost $8,000 in license fees. If you're doing
more than a avatar
> chat, the Smart Fox server gets really expensive.
>
> Still, it's nice to see another viable option for MUS.
Thanks for sharing.
>
> - Chris
>
>
>
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