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Re: [xml-dev] Generality of HTTP

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Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Generality of HTTP
From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@rbii.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:20:07 -0500
In-reply-to: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0201222018390.21627-100000@love.warhead.org.uk>
Organization: Red Bridge Interactive, Inc.
References: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0201222018390.21627-100000@love.warhead.org.uk>

On Tuesday 22 January 2002 03:26 pm, Al Snell wrote:
> Consider a stream of requests coming in over a TCP connection. If
> one packet is missing, all packets after that one will be delayed
> until the missing packet is retransmitted. They sit in kernel
> memory, buffered, while the server process is blocked waiting for
> the missing packet.

This actually is worse with the number of hops between you and 
wherever you're connecting to as well.... errors cascade back causing 
more errors.

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- RE: [xml-dev] Generality of HTTP
  - From: Al Snell <alaric@alaric-snell.com>

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