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> From owner-rolc@nexen.com Thu Nov 16 10:42:25 1995 > From: gardo@vnet.ibm.com > Date: Thu, 16 Nov 95 13:03:35 EST > To: gray@ctron.com > Cc: rolc@nexen.com, genecox@vnet.ibm.com > Subject: ACK of purge packets Russell, > I suspect some clients would rather not receive a purge. > A server must keep state associated with each > server in order to perform a purge. If a client informed the server > that it does not want to receive a Purge, then the server could drop > any state information that he would normally keep for that client for > the purge protocol. A server may set different holding times in Replies > to clients that do not support the Purge versus those that do support > the Purge. > > What do you think? Options are bad. Just implement it and the rest of the network will thank you for it. > -- Russell > Andrew ******************************************************************************** Andrew Smith TEL: +1 408 764 1574 Technology Synergy Unit FAX: +1 408 988 5525 Bay Networks, Inc. E-m: asmith@baynetworks.com Santa Clara, CA ******************************************************************************** |
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