drosoph,
I agree with what you are saying to some extent, and I also think that the original start of the thread was related to RFE's for the remote server.
The thread that you provided as an example, I believe was a "pre" Remote Server incorporation of what used to be called the Web Remote Pluggin. That pluggin was taken as written by the two people you quoted at the bottom of your last post, (Ben and Daniel I beleive) and incorporated into the Standard MC code, in a recent release. Not sure of which one, but it was within the last several weeks. All it really did was take the pluggin, and make it a standard part of the software.
When Mastiff says that the name is dead and gone, that in my opinion is a technicality, and one that I will admit I have fallen part of as well, since there are so many names to keep straight. (i get confused easy). Anyway, there is Remote Server functionality, and as you probably guessed, it is slightly limited, as there have been some much other functionality to enhance in this version. So, Net Remote, and Glissando have been written as additional pieces of software that will allow you to control your machine with MC on it, remotely, with some additional pieces of functionality that you may find meets your needs regarding your RFE's.
As I have stated in the past, I don't use Net Remote, so I can not speak to it, but I do use Glissando nearly every day, and it does exactly what I am looking for, and that is to control my "server" which sits in the basement next to my stereo, and plays whatever I ask it to from my laptop on the main floor of my house. I like glissando, as it incorporates cover art if you have it.
I know, not an aswer to your RFE, but hopefully some of these items can be put on an enhancement list for a version coming soon!!!
Drew