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From: karn@ka9q.bellcore.com (Phil Karn)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Reliability of TCP/IP
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Date: 27 Aug 89 04:23:19 GMT
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In article <3582@asylum.SF.CA.US> karl@asylum.UUCP (Karl Auerbach) writes:

>This brings to mind another bit of mis-information:  Seems that down
>in Los Angeles some IBM-oriented MIS group was saying, in a knowing
>authoritative voice, that Ethernet should not be used to carry
>financial information because it has collisions and drops digits.  And
>since token rings don't have collisions, they don't lose digits and
>are thus much better for moving critical data!

Yes, token rings don't have collisions. But some DO occasionally duplicate
packets (examples on request). I'd sure like to see the faces of the MIS
financial types when they learn this little tidbit. Better yet, let me see
if I can get my employer to use a token ring when they transfer my pay into
my checking account. :-)

Phil