user323: Is there some mining software out there that doesn't use Json-RPC as a communication method with the mining pool? If so, what protocol are they using?

user942: Jeff Garzik wrote a binary protocol for pushpool originally.
BitPenny uses a proprietary protocol to get p2pool-like benefits.

323: <p>Is there some mining software out there that doesn't use Json-RPC as a communication method with the mining pool? If so, what protocol are they using?</p>
 942: <p>Jeff Garzik wrote a binary protocol for pushpool originally.</p>

<p>BitPenny uses a proprietary protocol to get p2pool-like benefits.</p>
