Re: [hybi] Reliable message delivery (was Re: Technical feedback.)

Justin Erenkrantz <justin@erenkrantz.com> Tue, 02 February 2010 17:04 UTC

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Subject: Re: [hybi] Reliable message delivery (was Re: Technical feedback.)
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On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote:
> If either of these concerns makes half-close-only impractical, then I think Jamie's suggestion is the best: allow any of half-close, explicit close frame, or both.

Given how hard it is to get useful (or consistent) TCP error
information from most OS stacks, I think having an explicit close
frame in the common case is going to be well worth it in the long run.

My $.02.  -- justin