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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: rts/cts - a tutorial on flow control
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 06:49:00 EDT
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Actually, there's nothing wrong with software flow control, just so
long as it's *completely invisible* above the level where flow control
is required.

TCP/IP and XNS both handle flow control in software, without preempting
any bytes.  (Of course there is more transmission overhead....tanstaffl.)
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