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From: curci@ds1.scri.fsu.edu (Raymond Curci)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Can Someone Recommend Me a Reliable Datagram Protocol?
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Date: 15 Dec 90 05:09:22 GMT
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In article <62@sgtech.UUCP> adnan@sgtech.uucp (Adnan Yaqub) writes:
>I am looking for a reliable datagram protocol.  Any recommendations?
>I would like something simple like UDP but with reliability.  I want
>to run it on top of IP.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--

As you say, UDP is unreliable.  If you need reliability, you should
use TCP over IP.  I belive that in most peoples' minds, the phrase
"reliable datagram" would be considered an oxymoron.

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