From: lcargill99@comcast.com   
      
   Jorgen Grahn wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
      
      
   It does not. I beleive theres a proof that there is no   
   solution to the Two Generals problem - outside of   
   the places they keep infinte bandwidth channels and   
   perpetual motion machines :)   
      
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