Features of a post-HTTP Internet?

Ars-Fartsica asks: "We've been living with HTTP/HTML ("the web") for a quite a while now, long enough to understand its limits for content distribution, data indexing, and link integrity. Automatic indexing, stateful-ness, whole-network views (flyovers), smart caching (P2P), rich metadata (XML), built in encryption, etc are all fresh new directions that could yield incredible experiences. Any ideas on how you would develop a post-HTTP/HTML internet?"

Word to Your Mother

[Michael.Forman]

Let's all just capitulate and make the official format a Microsoft Word document.

Michael. [michael-forman.com]

Re:Word to Your Mother

[Tumbleweed]

Dude, that wouldn't waste enough bandwidth - I say we make them all PDFs with embedded fonts (FULL fonts), and lots of graphics.

whoops

[Tumbleweed]

That topic should've been changed to 'PDF To Yo Momma'

Sorry, my bad.

Re:Forget HTTP.

[Scarblac]

Forget about replacing HTTP - let's deal with the real problem protocol first: SMTP.

What, work on SMTP, while there are children starving somewhere in the world?

If we listened to people like you, nothing would ever get done. Well, perhaps some starving people would be saved. But that's besides the point, sheesh.

Re:Unification

[avalys]

Why don't you cure cancer, solve the world's energy problems, and establish world peace while you're at it?

Re:Rewriting?

[pete-classic]

Job security.

Now ask me a hard one.

-Peter