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Date:      Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:30:18 +1200 (NZST)
From:      Andrew McNaughton <andrew@scoop.co.nz>
To:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Cc:        mipam@ibb.net, "Vladimir Mencl, MK, susSED" <mencl@nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz>, Ali Alaoui El Hassani <961BE653994@stud.alakhawayn.ma>, CrazZzy Slash <slash@krsu.edu.kg>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
Subject:   Re: Encryption over IP
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000925202825.983F-100000@aurora.scoop.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <xzp66nl2auc.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>

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On 25 Sep 2000, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:

> Mipam <mipam@ibb.net> writes:
> > > Your throughput goes down the drain, but it works fine and it's easy
> > > to set up. And remember, sweeping generalizations are always wrong.
> > Not really.
> > Tcp always assumes an unreliable carrier, which isnt the case in tcp
> > over tcp. This can cause problems in some situations.
> 
> TCP does not require an unreliable carrier; it *defends* against an
> unreliable carrier. Running on top of a reliable carrier will not
> break TCP.

This is true, but does not contradict what you replied to.  The problems
relate to duplication of error correction, and do not break the
connection, but do have performance implications.

I guess we all agree with each other?

--
Andrew McNaughton
andrew@squiz.co.nz




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