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From: J.Crowcroft@CS.UCL.AC.UK (Jon Crowcroft)
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Subject: Re: Connections that are never released
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Date: 16 Nov 90 12:33:59 GMT
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 >shows some FIN_WAIT_2 connections hanging, but they don't distrupt
 >anything.

 >>The Layer four routines for servers set SO_KEEPALIVE, but that shouldn't

 >   I hear this should be avoided..?

yes, me too - why is TP? setting this socket option?

 jon