From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
   On Mon, 2013-09-30, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:   
   > Jorgen Grahn  wrote:   
   >   
   > (snip)   
   >>> I respectfully disagree. It enables the actual solution to   
   >>> this problem by moving the retransmission logic into app space.   
   >   
   >> What can you do with UDP which you cannot to with TCP?   
   >   
   > Multicast.   
   >   
   >> You can always reconnect and try to fix the situation, if   
   >> the application protocol provides a way.   
   >   
   > The point is, that with UDP the user program itself is responsible   
   > for keeping track of retransmits and acks, as needed.   
   >   
   > The other difference is that UDP maintains packet boundaries,   
   > where TCP does not. [...]   
      
   OK, so these are things you like about UDP in general -- but we seem   
   to agree that UDP doesn't solve "Two Generals".   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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