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[Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:51:42 -0800
Eric Day <eday@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> [] A queue service can
> not only provide a useful public cloud service, but can also provide
> one of the building blocks for other services.

> I'm looking forward to your feedback. Thanks!

Do you have a specific application and/or testbed in mind? Can you give
us any specifics?

The question of pub/sub and queues seem to be floating around but I never
can find a good use case to study. Proponents of queueing architectures
keep saying how wonderful they are, but I do not see what's so good
about them.

-- Pete