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Re: [RRG] Long term clean-slate only for the RRG?
- To: HeinerHummel@aol.com
- Subject: Re: [RRG] Long term clean-slate only for the RRG?
- From: "William Herrin" <bill@herrin.us>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:51:03 -0400
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On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:30 PM, <HeinerHummel@aol.com> wrote:
> In einer eMail vom 04.07.2008 17:38:59 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt
> bill@herrin.us:
>> After all, I'm not "3005 Crane Drive," I'm "William Herrin." And the
>> post office can deliver mail to "3005 Crane Drive" without knowing
>> whether it's intended for "William Herrin."
>
> ..and may even do so as long as "3005 Crane Drive" exists - even after
> "William Herrin" has moved to another place!
That's a problem for the layer-4 retry algorithm. Finding someone who
has moved isn't really layer 3's job. Layer 3's job is just getting
the packet to the specified location.
-Bill
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3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/>
Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
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