:> FWIW, I think only a fool would want a computer to NOT drop dead connections.
:> Any "connection" that doesn't respond after 8 $^&! tries spaced FAR apart
does
:> NOT deserve to stay.
:
:If they are spaced too far apart, it is possible for perfectly
:legitimate connections to get shot down as a result of external
:periodicities. (Does somebody's router reset every day at 2:45? If
:so, better hope no keepalives are scheduled for then!)
:
:-GAWollman
:
:Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same
Irrelevant. If data is transmitted from either side at 'just the
wrong time', you have the same problem. Keepalives do not make it
worse.
-Matt
Matthew Dillon
<dil...@backplane.com>
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