[quicwg/base-drafts] Require sending ACKs for any ack-eliciting packet (#3091)

ekr <notifications@github.com> Mon, 14 October 2019 22:59 UTC

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It appears that the spec doesn't actually require sending ACKs for every ACK-eliciting packet. This could lead to a perverse implementation just not ACKing things with obvious problems.



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