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Subject: Re: Acking out-of-order packets?
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Date: 3 Mar 88 13:32:04 GMT
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Phil - even if a TCP sends 'do-nothing' ACKs, nothing should depend on
that behavior, since the ACK is unreliable - as a datagram, it might get
lost in transit.  Jack