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A communication protocol is a system of digital rules for data exchange within or between computers.

The Internet Protocol(IP) is used in concert with other protocols within the Internet Protocol Suite. Prominent members of which include:

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Post Office Protocol (POP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

Other instances of high level interaction protocols are:

General Inter-ORB Protocol (GIOP)
Java remote method invocation (RMI)
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
SOAP
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How to force SMB2 protocol in samba?

For security reasons, I'd like to disable the SMB1 protocol in samba. Is it possible? I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
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How can I install protobuf in ubuntu 12.04?

I want to make one project on java using netty and protobuf for the communication between client and server. Please guide me how could I install protobuf on ubuntu 12.04?
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Checking SMB Version

Is there a command like Get-SmbConnection in Windows to check what version of smb protocol I'm currently using on my share points?
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What protocol does Empathy's "People Nearby" use, and what other chat programs use it?

What is the name of this protocol? Can I interact with people using other chat programs, like Pidgin on linux or Adium on OS X? Which programs recognize it, and which don't?
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file:// protocol connected with wrong program

I have the problem that when I open some programs/documents in Gnome, the wrong application is launched to open these. I think I already narrowed the problem, that everything that is called with file:// will be launched with the wrong program (in my…
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Using a custom protocol handler in Firefox to run a shell script?

What I'd like to do is be able to start external programs from links in a local website. I've defined a custom protocol handler in firefox by setting the following variables in…
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How can I join a Skype Public chat via links?

In Windows, I can join a Skype Public chat by pasting a Skype chat link into a web browser's address bar (or clicking a link which contains that URI), but it doesn't work in my Ubuntu 10.04 using Skype 2.2.0.35. The URI is generated by Skype from…
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HTTP 2 not working in Ubuntu 16.04 with Apache2: How can I debug this?

System Information: Ubuntu 16.04 Apache 2.4.29 PHP 7.0.22 (CLI) In order to enable Apache 2 I have followed the followed the steps within this tutorial: https://http2.pro/doc/Apache. Including: Added Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1 to apache2.conf as…
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Changing protocol handler in google chrome, opening a Telegram link

I installed Telegram Desktop for Linux 64-bit. To join a Telegram channel, when a channel URL is opened in google chrome (e.g. telegram.me/channel_name) the browser prompts and asks which application should handle the protocol. But it has chosen…
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HP OfficeJet 4650 "scan to computer"

I am new to Ubuntu. Version 18.04. I have a low-cost consumer AIO printer HP OfficeJet 4650 series. The scanner provides a function to scan to computer. You put the paper in the scanner and touch the scan button on the small display. All Windows…
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18.04: Add a script as an option for "Default Mail Handler"

I have a script that I have written that I would like to use whenever I click on a mailto: link. Which means I need to select it as the default Mail handler in my default applications. But how do I register a mailto handler so that I can select it…
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txmt URL Handler for Chromium does not work

I used the instructions in the answer to this question but it won't open when I click those links in my browser. I can go to terminal, and type xdg-open and then paste the txmt link, and it will work, so I know my script (a ruby script @…
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Empathy protocol icons

I'm surprised that Empathy can't display the protocol icons. Even in the latest Ubuntu 12.10. I'd like to know why if someone can tell me.
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Ubuntu 16.04 missing Network Printer options

I have a device on which Ubuntu 16.04 is running. When I want to add a new printer, I go to Printers --> Select Device --> Network Printer and choose the network printer I want. However, while I am sure I was able to add these printers before, I am…
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how to register zotero:// protocol on ubuntu 16.04

PROBLEM: My workflow involves consulting notes stored in Zotero 5.0.22 while writing in other software (Scrivener, LibreOffice Writer). On Windows 10, I am able to access these notes from those other software by creating hyperlinks to them using…
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